Öndurr
Old Norse Dictionary - öndurr
Meaning of Old Norse word "öndurr" (or ǫndurr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öndurr (ǫndurr)
- m., dat. öndri, pl. öndrar = andrar, snow-shoes: whence öndur-áss, m. the god of the öndurr, one of the names of the god Ullr, Edda i. 266: öndur-dís, f. one of the names of the giantess Skadi; both Ullr and Skadi being represented as great runners on snow-shoes, Edda (Ht.): öndur-goð = öndurdís, Haustl.: in poets, Áta öndurr, the sledge of the sea-king Áti, i. e. a ship; Eynefis öndurr, id., Bragi.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öndurr may be more accurately written as ǫndurr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)