For-stöndugr
Old Norse Dictionary - for-stöndugrMeaning of Old Norse word "for-stöndugr" (or for-stǫndugr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- for-stöndugr (for-stǫndugr)
- adj. [Germ. verständig], clever in household matters.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, for-stöndugr may be more accurately written as for-stǫndugr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛋᛏᚢᚾᛏᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.