Önd-verða
Old Norse Dictionary - önd-verða
Meaning of Old Norse word "önd-verða" (or ǫnd-verða)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- önd-verða (ǫnd-verða)
- u, f. the beginning; fyrir öndverðu heims þessa, Hom. 196.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, önd-verða may be more accurately written as ǫnd-verða.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏ-ᚢᛁᚱᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)