Pjönkur
Old Norse Dictionary - pjönkur
Meaning of Old Norse word "pjönkur" (or pjǫnkur)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- pjönkur (pjǫnkur)
- f. pl. luggage, esp. of a beggar’s bundle, pack, truss.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, pjönkur may be more accurately written as pjǫnkur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚢᚾᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.