Rúna
Old Norse Dictionary - rúna
Meaning of Old Norse word "rúna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rúna
- u, f. a friend who knows one’s secrets; kona er rúna bónda síns, Edda ii. 602; Kolbeins rúna, K.’s wife, Gd. 18; eyra-rúna, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)