Menskögul

Old Norwegian Dictionary - menskögul

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "menskögul" (or menskǫgul) in Norwegian.

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

menskögul (menskǫgul)
menskögul, f. Kvinde (poet.), jvf menglöð.Sig. 3, 39 (40).

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, menskögul may be more accurately written as menskǫgul.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚿᛋᚴᚯᚵᚢᛚ
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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