Ýgr

Old Norse Dictionary - ýgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ýgr" in English.

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

ýgr
adj. fierce; ýgr, æfr ok íllr viðreignar, Fms. xi. 8; ýgr ofkúgi, vii. 114 (in a verse); ýgja menn, i. 179 (in a verse); griðung ýgjan, a vicious bull, Grág. ii. 122; mann-ýgr, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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