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Kuðungr

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1 kuðungr

m. a kind of shell, see kúfungr; hneppa sig í kuðung, to crouch into one’s shell, like a snail, cp. Safn i. 91, 97.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

kuðungr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Safn
Safn til Sögu Islands.

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