Döggvan
Old Norwegian Dictionary - döggvanMeaning of Old Norwegian word "döggvan" (or dǫggvan) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- döggvan (dǫggvan)
- döggvan, f. Væden, með nökkurri dögg-van af þoku Stj. 1411; Nilus - vökvarþat (nl. landit) svá ok frjóvar meðsínni döggvan Stj. 4710.
Part of speech: f
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, döggvan may be more accurately written as dǫggvan.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚯᚵᚵᚠᛆᚿ
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:
- f.
- Feminin.
- nl.
- nemlig.
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