Níund

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Níund

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 níund

f. a nonad, a body of nine; þrennar níundir meyja, three bevies of maids, nine each, Hkv. Hjörv. 28 (not mundir, see Bugge l. c. in the foot-note).

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᚢᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

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