Tundr

Old Norse Dictionary - tundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tundr" in English.

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

tundr: n. [A. S. tynder; Engl. tinder; Germ. zunder; early Dan. tunder; mod. Dan. tönder]:—tinder, BS. ii. (in a verse), FmS. vii. 192, freq. in mod. usage: tundr-ör, f. a tinder-arrow, a burning shaft hurled in taking possession of land; for this heathen rite see Landn. 3, ch. 8, p. 193; cp. also FmS. vii. 192, where the tinder-arrow has magic power, like silver-buttons in mod. taleS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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