Kuðungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kuðungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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