Öndugis-höldr

Old Norse Dictionary - öndugis-höldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öndugis-höldr" (or ǫndugis-hǫldr) in English.

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

öndugis-höldr (ǫndugis-hǫldr): m. (Fas. ii. 261), and öndugis-maðr, m. (Fagrsk., Eg. 575, Mag. 3), the man sitting in the öndvegi opposed to the lord of the house, the king’s first man, Fagrsk. ch. 219, Fas. iii. 31; in Hom. (St.) ‘architriclinus’, John ii. 9, is rendered by öndvegis-maðr.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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