Benrögn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - benrögn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "benrögn" (or benrǫgn) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

benrögn (benrǫgn): benrögn, s.? Gunnarr segir, ef slíkir at-burðir (som at blóð mikit kom á at-geirinn) yrði, at þat væri kallat íöðrum löndum benrögn. Nj. 73.

Part of speech: s

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, benrögn may be more accurately written as benrǫgn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᚿᚱᚯᚵᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

gn.: gammelnorsk.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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