Unz
Old Norse Dictionary - unzMeaning of Old Norse word "unz" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- unz
- or better unnz, adv. (also spelt unst, FmS. v. 158, FaS. i. 126, Gísl. 45; undz, MS. 623. 2, Grág. i. 259, ii. 202 A); [unz is a compd from und and the relat. particle es, qv.; Goth. und = ἔως; Hel. unti; A. S. ôð; Engl. until; O. H. G. unt]:—till that, till, until, with indic.; unz þrjár kvámu, Vsp. 8, 16; unnz sinn bíðr bana, Hm. 15; unz brunninn er, 57; unnz ór varð jötunn, Vþm. 31; unz rjúfask regin, Gm. 4 (Bugge); unz þeir fundu, Haustl.; unz himininn rifnar, FmS. vi. 196 (in a verse); unst kemr at Langa-föstu, v. 158; fór hann leið sína unz hann kom, Fb. ii. 697; unz þeir kómu til Svínafells, Nj. 208; unz konungr bannaði, Íb. 4; unz hón kom á jöfnu, BS. i. 461; undz (hann) mon deyja, Niðrst. 2; undz öll eru brigð, Grág. ii. 202; unz leið Jól, BS. i. 129; unst haustar, Gísl. 45; undz fimm vikur eru af sumri, Grág. i. 259; unz fé hyndisk, N. G. l. i. 23; unz sól kemr á Þingvöll, Grág. i. 17; unz reynt er eiginorð, ii. 274; unz hann fór til Danmerkr, BS. i. 129; unst allir eru dauðir, FaS. i. 126.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- indic.
- indicative.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- relat.
- relative.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Íb.
- Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
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