Smjör-tunna

Old Norse Dictionary - smjör-tunna

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

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

smjör-tunna (smjǫr-tunna)
u, f. [Dan. smørtønde], a butter-cask, Fms. x. 204.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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