Smjör-pundari

Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-pundari

Meaning of Old Norse word "smjör-pundari" (or smjǫr-pundari) in English.

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

smjör-pundari (smjǫr-pundari)
a, m. a steelyard for weighing butter, Gþl. 523.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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