Dýr-hundr

Old Norse Dictionary - dýr-hundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dýr-hundr" in English.

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

dýr-hundr
m. a deer-hound, esp. a fox-hound, Eb. 216.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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