Mund-riði
Old Norse Dictionary - mund-riði
Meaning of Old Norse word "mund-riði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mund-riði
- a, m. the handle of a shield, Gr. ὄχανον (Herod, i. 171), Nj. 66, Ld. 220, Bjarn. 65, Finnb. 286, Karl. 440, Gþl. 105, Sks. 373; þrír mundriðar, n. G. l. ii. 42.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚾᛏ-ᚱᛁᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)