Gull-vöndr
Old Norse Dictionary - gull-vöndr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gull-vöndr" (or gull-vǫndr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gull-vöndr (gull-vǫndr)
- m. a gold wand, Fms. viii. 193, 623. 23.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gull-vöndr may be more accurately written as gull-vǫndr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚ-ᚢᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)