Undra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Undra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 undra

að, to wonder at a person or thing, with acc.; þetta undra víkingar, Fas. ii. 530; allir undra þessa manns afl, Finnb. 274; undra allir geysi-mjök hans meðferði, Th. 77; þeir undra hví eigi var upp lokit, Stj. 383; undrandi er hann var þar kominn, 359; síðan undraði engi maðr, at …, Sks. 646 B; fólkit gékk allt út úr kirkjunni ok undraði, 116; vendu heim þaðan ok undruðu mjök, Hom. 120.

2 undra

2. in mod. usage the active is mostly impers.; mig undrar, it astonishes me.

3 undra

II. reflex. to wonder; undrask öglis landa eik hví vér sém bleikir, Ó. H. (in a verse); fóru menn út ór hverri borg at undrask þá, Nj. 48; hann undraðisk þat, at …, 185; hann undraðisk þat mjök, at …, Edda 1.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚾᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.
accusative.
gl
glossary.
impers
impersonal.
impers.
impersonal.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
pers.
person, personal.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)

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