Jungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Jungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚢᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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