Öndurr

Old Norse Dictionary - öndurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öndurr" (or ǫndurr) in English.

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

öndurr (ǫndurr): m., dat. öndri, pl. öndrar = andrar, snow-shoes: whence öndur-áss, m. the god of the öndurr, one of the names of the god Ullr, Edda i. 266: öndur-dís, f. one of the names of the giantess Skadi; both Ullr and Skadi being represented as great runners on snow-shoes, Edda (Ht.): öndur-goð = öndurdís, Haustl.: in poets, Áta öndurr, the sledge of the sea-king Áti, i. e. a ship; Eynefis öndurr, id., Bragi.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

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