Ljóð-pundari

Old Norse Dictionary - ljóð-pundari

Meaning of Old Norse word "ljóð-pundari"

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

ljóð-pundari
a, m. the ‘song-pounder,’ poët. the tongue, Stor. 1; the metaphor taken from the tongue of a balance.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
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