Ná-strönd

Old Norse Dictionary - ná-strönd

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

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

ná-strönd (ná-strǫnd): f. the strand of the dead, whither the ‘straw-dead’ came after death, as opp. to Val-höll, the hall of the slain, Vsp. 44; Nástrandir, Edda.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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