Iðunn
Old Norse Dictionary - iðunn
Meaning of Old Norse word "iðunn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word iðunn can mean:iðunn
- iðunn
- f., pr. name of the goddess, Edda: she was the wife of Bragi (the god of poetry), Edda 17; for tales about her, see Edda 46 and Haustl.: hence in mod. poetry a poet is called the husband of Idun,—Sjálfr Iðunnar annar ver, Snót.
- iðunn
- II. a pr. name.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚦᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Snót
- Snót, poems.