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.
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