Fundr
Old Norse Dictionary - fundrMeaning of Old Norse word "fundr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
fundr Old Norse word can mean:
- fundr
- m. (fyndr, n. G. l. i. 46, 58), gen. fundar, pl. fundir. [cp. Engl. find; Germ., Swed., and Dan. fund, from finna, q. v.]:—finding, discovery; fundr fjárins, Fms. vi. 271, v. l.; fundr Íslands, the discovery of Iceland, Landn.
- fundr
- 2. a thing found, n. G. l. i. 63, l. c.: fundar-laun, n. pl. reward for finding a thing.
- fundr
- II. a meeting, Edda 108; koma, fara á fund e-s, or til fundar við e-n, to go to visit one, Eg. 39, Nj. 4, Grág. i. 374, Fms. vii. 244, passim; mann-f., a congregation; héraðs-f., a county meeting; biskupa-f., a council, 625. 54; félags-f., the meeting of a society, and of any meeting.
- fundr
- 2. a conflict, fight, battle, Nj. 86, Eg. 572, Fms. iii. 9, Fs. 17: in names of battles, Brúar-f., the fight at the Bridge, Ann. 1242; Flóa-f., Þverár-f., the fight in F. and Th., Sturl. iii. 76.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)
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