Gul-önd

Meaning of Old Norse word "gul-önd" (or gul-ǫnd)

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

gul-önd (gul-ǫnd)

f. a kind of duck.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gul-önd may be more accurately written as gul-ǫnd.

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