Púðr
Old Norse Dictionary - púðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "púðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- púðr
- n. [Engl. powder; Lat. pulvis], gunpowder; the word was borrowed from the English during the English trade, for the Danes say krudt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.