Önundr
Old Norse Dictionary - önundr
Meaning of Old Norse word "önundr" (or ǫnundr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- önundr (ǫnundr)
- m. (Anundr), qs. An-vindr, a pr. name, Landn. Önundar-brenna, Ann., Sturl. i. 197; hence Önundar-fjörðr, a local name; Önundar-firðingr, Sturl. iii. 58.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, önundr may be more accurately written as ǫnundr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- qs.
- quasi.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)