Pungr

Old Norse Dictionary - pungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "pungr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

pungr
m. [Ulf. puggs], a small bag, purse, hanging on the belt (= púss); silki-pungr, Dipl. v. 18; buðkr ok pungr, id.; vefja saman ok hafa í pung sér, Edda 70, Grett. 161, Fs. 97: hefi ek elnorð allra lendra manna Magnúss konungs í pung mér, Fms. viii. 128, Sks. 27; tóbaks-pungr, a snuff-bag, tobacco-pouch:—scrotum. pung-arfi, a, m., botan. bursa pastoris, Hjalt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

botan.
botanically.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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