Ná-strönd
Old Norse Dictionary - ná-strönd
Meaning of Old Norse word "ná-strönd" (or ná-strǫnd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ná-strönd (ná-strǫnd)
- f. the strand of the dead, whither the ‘straw-dead’ came after death, as opp. to Val-höll, the hall of the slain, Vsp. 44; Nástrandir, Edda.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ná-strönd may be more accurately written as ná-strǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅ-ᛋᛏᚱᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)