Sönnun

Old Norse Dictionary - sönnun

Meaning of Old Norse word "sönnun" (or sǫnnun)

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

sönnun (sǫnnun)
f. a proof, evidence; see sannan.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

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