Skam-höndungr
Old Norse Dictionary - skam-höndungrMeaning of Old Norse word "skam-höndungr" (or skam-hǫndungr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skam-höndungr (skam-hǫndungr)
- m. short-hand, a nickname, Landn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skam-höndungr may be more accurately written as skam-hǫndungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘ-ᚼᚢᚾᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)