Hrafn-önd

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

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

hrafn-önd (hrafn-ǫnd)

f. a kind of duck.

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

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