Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Jungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 jungr

adj. young (= ungr); this Germanized form is freq. in some MSS. of the 14th and 15th centuries (see Fb. pref. xxii), as also in ballads (rímur) of that time (Skíða R. 199, Þrymlur 7), but was afterwards disused, and never took root in the spoken language.

Similar Words

já
já-eiðr
já-kvæða
já-kvæði
já-kvæðr

Runic Inscription

jungr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "jungr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
pref.: preface.
R.: Rimur.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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