Dreng-lundaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - dreng-lundaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dreng-lundaðr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dreng-lundaðr
and -lyndr, adj. noble-minded, Hkr. i. 327, Nj. 30, Fms. ii. 220; hógværr ok drenglyndr, gentle-minded and high-minded, Nj. 30 (of Njal).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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