Hirtingar-vöndr

Old Norse Dictionary - hirtingar-vöndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hirtingar-vöndr" (or hirtingar-vǫndr) in English.

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

hirtingar-vöndr (hirtingar-vǫndr)
m. a wand (rod) for punishing, Pass. 34. 5.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hirtingar-vöndr may be more accurately written as hirtingar-vǫndr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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