Harmdögg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - harmdögg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "harmdögg" (or harmdǫgg) in Norwegian.

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

harmdögg (harmdǫgg)
harmdögg, f. Sorgdug, poet. for Taarer.Hund. 2, 43 (45).

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, harmdögg may be more accurately written as harmdǫgg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚱᛘᚦᚯᚵᚵ
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.
poet.
poetisk.

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