Önd-óttr
Old Norse Dictionary - önd-óttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "önd-óttr" (or ǫnd-óttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word önd-óttr can mean:önd-óttr
- önd-óttr (ǫnd-óttr)
- adj. [and-, p. 19, col. 2], looking full in the face, an epithet of the eye, fiery; öndótt augu, fiery eyes, Þkv.; öndóttr (not öndótts) inn-máni, Edda, in a verse (Húsd.)
- önd-óttr (ǫnd-óttr)
- 2. a pr. name, Landn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, önd-óttr may be more accurately written as ǫnd-óttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏ-ᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Þkv.
- Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)