Vögn-bráð

Old Norse Dictionary - vögn-bráð

Meaning of Old Norse word "vögn-bráð" (or vǫgn-bráð) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vögn-bráð (vǫgn-bráð): f. the blubber of the whale, Fsm.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vögn-bráð may be more accurately written as vǫgn-bráð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚾ-ᛒᚱᛅᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

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