Iðunn

Old Norse Dictionary - iðunn

Meaning of Old Norse word "iðunn" in English.

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

iðunn Old Norse word can mean:

iðunn: f., pr. name of the goddess, Edda: she was the wife of Bragi (the god of poetry), Edda 17; for tales about her, see Edda 46 and Haustl.: hence in mod. poetry a poet is called the husband of Idun,—Sjálfr Iðunnar annar ver, Snót.

iðunn: II. a pr. name.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

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