Smjör-pundari
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-pundari
Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-pundari" (or smjǫr-pundari)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-pundari (smjǫr-pundari)
- a, m. a steelyard for weighing butter, Gþl. 523.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-pundari may be more accurately written as smjǫr-pundari.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᛒᚢᚾᛏᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)