Mun-strönd

Old Norse Dictionary - mun-strönd

Meaning of Old Norse word "mun-strönd" (or mun-strǫnd) in English.

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

mun-strönd (mun-strǫnd)
f. the ‘mind’s-strand,’ poët. for the breast, Höfuðl. 1.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
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