Gerðis-vöndr
Old Norse Dictionary - gerðis-vöndr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gerðis-vöndr" (or gerðis-vǫndr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gerðis-vöndr (gerðis-vǫndr)
- m. fence-faggots, Gþl. 379.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gerðis-vöndr may be more accurately written as gerðis-vǫndr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᚦᛁᛋ-ᚢᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)