Suttungr
Old Norse Dictionary - suttungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "suttungr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- suttungr
- as spelt in Hm. 104, 109, 110, Alm. 35, Edda i. 218–222, (Suptungr seems to be an erroneous later form):—the name of a giant, the keeper of the divine mead of wisdom and poetry; Suttunga mjöðr, the mead of S., i. e. poetry, 218, 244.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛏᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Alm.
- Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)