Undir-standa

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-standa

Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-standa" in English.

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

undir-standa: stóð, [a word borrowed from the Engl. or Low Germ.], to understand; undirstóð engi tungu þeirra, Ann. 1337; skilja eðr u. Látínu, Stj.: ek undirstend, sagði Jón (John the Fleming), Bs. i. 801, passim in mod. usage, Vídal.: to perceive, Bret. 4, Stj. 201, H. E. i. 422, Th. 76; en er þeir undirstóðu hans íhugan, Fb. ii. 667; en þó at hann undirstæði at hans ofsi væri lægðr, Edda (pref.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pref.: preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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