Duna

Old Norse Dictionary - duna

Meaning of Old Norse word "duna"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

duna
að. (cp. dynja), to thunder, give a hollow rushing sound; dunar í skóginum, Edda 30; svá skal danzinn duna, Ísl. Þjóðs. (of dancing).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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