Önnungr
Old Norse Dictionary - önnungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "önnungr" (or ǫnnungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- önnungr (ǫnnungr)
- m. a labourer, Edda 107; þat er önnungs verk (household work, farm work) er maðr vinnr hvern dag þat er bóndi vill, K. Þ. K. 136.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, önnungr may be more accurately written as ǫnnungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚾᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)