Sand-fönn

Old Norse Dictionary - sand-fönn

Meaning of Old Norse word "sand-fönn" (or sand-fǫnn) in English.

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

sand-fönn (sand-fǫnn)
f. a sand-drift, Róm. 236.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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