Sand-fönn
Old Norse Dictionary - sand-fönn
Meaning of Old Norse word "sand-fönn" (or sand-fǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sand-fönn (sand-fǫnn)
- f. a sand-drift, Róm. 236.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sand-fönn may be more accurately written as sand-fǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚾᛏ-ᚠᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)