Undra

Old Norse Dictionary - undra

Meaning of Old Norse word "undra" in English.

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

undra Old Norse word can mean:

undra: að, to wonder at a person or thing, with acc.; þetta undra víkingar, Fas. ii. 530; allir undra þessa manns afl, Finnb. 274; undra allir geysi-mjök hans meðferði, Th. 77; þeir undra hví eigi var upp lokit, Stj. 383; undrandi er hann var þar kominn, 359; síðan undraði engi maðr, at …, Sks. 646 B; fólkit gékk allt út úr kirkjunni ok undraði, 116; vendu heim þaðan ok undruðu mjök, Hom. 120.

undra: 2. in mod. usage the active is mostly impers.; mig undrar, it astonishes me.

undra: II. reflex. to wonder; undrask öglis landa eik hví vér sém bleikir, Ó. H. (in a verse); fóru menn út ór hverri borg at undrask þá, Nj. 48; hann undraðisk þat, at …, 185; hann undraðisk þat mjök, at …, Edda 1.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

m.: masculine.

impers.: impersonal.

mod.: modern.

pers.: person.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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