Gvendr

Old Norse Dictionary - gvendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gvendr" in English.

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

gvendr: or Gvöndr, m. a pet proper name from Guð-mundr: sanitary wells are in Icel. called Gvendar-brunnr, m., from bishop Gudmund’s consecrating wells, Bs. i. 450, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 27. Gvendar-ber, n., botan. equisetum arvense. Gvendar-grös, n., botan. a kind of weed.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.: botanically.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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