Pungr

Old Norse Dictionary - pungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "pungr" in English.

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

pungr: m. [Ulf. puggs], a small bag, purse, hanging on the belt (= púss); silki-pungr, Dipl. v. 18; buðkr ok pungr, id.; vefja saman ok hafa í pung sér, Edda 70, Grett. 161, Fs. 97: hefi ek elnorð allra lendra manna Magnúss konungs í pung mér, Fms. viii. 128, Sks. 27; tóbaks-pungr, a snuff-bag, tobacco-pouch:—scrotum. pung-arfi, a, m., botan. bursa pastoris, Hjalt.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.: botanically.

f.: feminine.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hjalt.: Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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