Skot-vöndr

Old Norse Dictionary - skot-vöndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skot-vöndr" (or skot-vǫndr) in English.

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

skot-vöndr (skot-vǫndr)
m. a wand to be shot, Þiðr. 370.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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