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,l. 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.)
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