Fundr

Old Norse Dictionary - fundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fundr"

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

Old Norse word fundr can mean:fundr

fundr
m. (fyndr, n. G. l. i. 46, 58), gen. fundar, pl. fundir. [cp. Engl. find; Germ., Swed., and Dan. fund, from finna, q. v.]:—finding, discovery; fundr fjárins, Fms. vi. 271, v. l.; fundr Íslands, the discovery of Iceland, Landn.
fundr
2. a thing found, n. G. l. i. 63, l. c.: fundar-laun, n. pl. reward for finding a thing.
fundr
II. a meeting, Edda 108; koma, fara á fund e-s, or til fundar við e-n, to go to visit one, Eg. 39, Nj. 4, Grág. i. 374, Fms. vii. 244, passim; mann-f., a congregation; héraðs-f., a county meeting; biskupa-f., a council, 625. 54; félags-f., the meeting of a society, and of any meeting.
fundr
2. a conflict, fight, battle, Nj. 86, Eg. 572, Fms. iii. 9, Fs. 17: in names of battles, Brúar-f., the fight at the Bridge, Ann. 1242; Flóa-f., Þverár-f., the fight in F. and Th., Sturl. iii. 76.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
l. c.
loco citato.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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