Önug-lyndi

Old Norse Dictionary - önug-lyndi

Meaning of Old Norse word "önug-lyndi" (or ǫnug-lyndi) in English.

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

önug-lyndi (ǫnug-lyndi)
f. fretfulness, freq. in mod. usage, but not found in old writers.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.

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