Hrafn-önd
Old Norse Dictionary - hrafn-öndMeaning of Old Norse word "hrafn-önd" (or hrafn-ǫnd) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrafn-önd (hrafn-ǫnd)
- f. a kind of duck.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hrafn-önd may be more accurately written as hrafn-ǫnd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᚠᚾ-ᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.