Tundr
Old Norse Dictionary - tundr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tundr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tundr
- n. [A. S. tynder; Engl. tinder; Germ. zunder; early Dan. tunder; mod. Dan. tönder]:—tinder, BS. ii. (in a verse), FmS. vii. 192, freq. in mod. usage: tundr-ör, f. a tinder-arrow, a burning shaft hurled in taking possession of land; for this heathen rite see Landn. 3, ch. 8, p. 193; cp. also FmS. vii. 192, where the tinder-arrow has magic power, like silver-buttons in mod. taleS.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)