Kerlingar-tönn
Old Norse Dictionary - kerlingar-tönn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kerlingar-tönn" (or kerlingar-tǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kerlingar-tönn (kerlingar-tǫnn)
- f., botan. lotus, Hjalt.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kerlingar-tönn may be more accurately written as kerlingar-tǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᛚᛁᚾᚴᛅᚱ-ᛏᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- botan.
- botanically.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hjalt.
- Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.