Sund-fjöðr
Old Norse Dictionary - sund-fjöðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sund-fjöðr" (or sund-fjǫðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sund-fjöðr (sund-fjǫðr)
- f. a swimming feather, a fin, Sks. 133.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sund-fjöðr may be more accurately written as sund-fjǫðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾᛏ-ᚠᛁᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)