Vísundr
Old Norse Dictionary - vísundr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vísundr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vísundr can mean:vísundr
- vísundr
- m. [O. H. G. wisunt; Gr. βίσων], the bison-ox, Nj. 160, Þiðr. 230, Fas. i. 201.
- vísundr
- 2. the name of a ship of St. Olave the king, from a bison’s head on the stem, Ó. H., Sighvat.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛋᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Gr.
- Greek.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)