Sunnan-verðr

Old Norse Dictionary - sunnan-verðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sunnan-verðr" in English.

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

sunnan-verðr
adj. ‘south-wards,’ southern, Edda 12; sunnanvert England, Eg. 271; á sunnan-verðu Íslandi, Landn. 25; réttsýni upp í sunnanverða Hundatjörn, Dipl. v. 19.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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