Rönd
Old Norse Dictionary - rönd
Meaning of Old Norse word "rönd" (or rǫnd)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rönd can mean:rönd
- rönd (rǫnd)
- f., dat. röndn, pl. randir and rendr, Rm., Bs. i. 42; [Germ. and Scot. rand]:—a rim, border, Skíða R. 103; á fornum skjöldum var títt at skrífa rönd þá er baugr var kallaðr, ok er við þann baug skildir kenndir, Edda 87; skjaldar rönd, Vkv. 31; rauðum skildi rönd var ór gulli, Hkv. 1. 33; bíta í skjaldar rendr, Bs. i. 42.
- rönd (rǫnd)
- 2. hence in poetry a shield; brast rönd við rönd, Hkv. 1. 24; undir randir ek gel, Hm. 157: in prose it remains in the phrase, leggja saman randir, to lay shield against shield, of a hard struggle, Fms. xi. 95, Fas. ii. 208, Korm., Lex. Poët.: as also in the phrase, reisa rönd við e-m, to raise the shield against one, to resist, withstand, Eg. 587, Fas. i. 35, 292, ii. 190, 211.
- rönd (rǫnd)
- 3. a stripe; rauð rönd liggr eptir baki honum, PR. 408; dúkr með gulligum röndum, Fms. iii. 177. randa-fluga, u, f. a wild bee.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rönd may be more accurately written as rǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- R.
- Rimur.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Vkv.
- Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.