Smjör-tunna
Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-tunna
Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-tunna" (or smjǫr-tunna)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smjör-tunna (smjǫr-tunna)
- u, f. [Dan. smørtønde], a butter-cask, Fms. x. 204.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, smjör-tunna may be more accurately written as smjǫr-tunna.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᛁᚢᚱ-ᛏᚢᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)