SKUNDA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SKUNDA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SKUNDA

að, to speed, = skynda; with dat., hón skyldi skunda prestinum til sín, forward the priest at once, Str. 76; skunda ferð sinni, Fms. ix. 298; skunda fé saman, to make a collection, v. 216.

2 SKUNDA

2. absol. to hasten; þeir skundaðu þangat til, Fms. ii. 185, Stj. 181; skundar út með Þóri, Skíða R. 52; and so in mod. usage, see skynda.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᚢᚾᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

absol: absolute, absolutely.
absol.: absolute, absolutely.
dat.: dative.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
R.: Rimur.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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