Skam-höndungr

Old Norse Dictionary - skam-höndungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skam-höndungr" (or skam-hǫndungr)

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

skam-höndungr (skam-hǫndungr)
m. short-hand, a nickname, Landn.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skam-höndungr may be more accurately written as skam-hǫndungr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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