Rönd

Old Norse Dictionary - rönd

Meaning of Old Norse word "rönd" (or rǫnd) in English.

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

rönd Old Norse word can mean:

rönd (rǫnd): f., dat. röndn, pl. randir and rendr, Rm., Bs. i. 42; [Germ. and Scot. rand]:—a rim, border, Skíða R. 103; á fornum skjöldum var títt at skrífa rönd þá er baugr var kallaðr, ok er við þann baug skildir kenndir, Edda 87; skjaldar rönd, Vkv. 31; rauðum skildi rönd var ór gulli, Hkv. 1. 33; bíta í skjaldar rendr, Bs. i. 42.

rönd (rǫnd): 2. hence in poetry a shield; brast rönd við rönd, Hkv. 1. 24; undir randir ek gel, Hm. 157: in prose it remains in the phrase, leggja saman randir, to lay shield against shield, of a hard struggle, Fms. xi. 95, Fas. ii. 208, Korm., Lex. Poët.: as also in the phrase, reisa rönd við e-m, to raise the shield against one, to resist, withstand, Eg. 587, Fas. i. 35, 292, ii. 190, 211.

rönd (rǫnd): 3. a stripe; rauð rönd liggr eptir baki honum, PR. 408; dúkr með gulligum röndum, Fms. iii. 177. randa-fluga, u, f. a wild bee.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

R.: Rimur.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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