Skörung-lyndr

Old Norse Dictionary - skörung-lyndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skörung-lyndr" (or skǫrung-lyndr)

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

skörung-lyndr (skǫrung-lyndr)
= sköruglyndr, Þiðr. 175, Hkr. iii. 87.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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