Jungr

Old Norse Dictionary - jungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jungr" in English.

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

jungr
adj. young (= ungr); this Germanized form is freq. in some MSS. of the 14th and 15th centuries (see Fb. pref. xxii), as also in ballads (rímur) of that time (Skíða R. 199, Þrymlur 7), but was afterwards disused, and never took root in the spoken language.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
pref.
preface.
R.
Rimur.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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