Vöndr

Old Norse Dictionary - vöndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöndr" (or vǫndr) in English.

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

vöndr Old Norse word can mean:

vöndr (vǫndr): m., gen. vandar, dat. vendi, pl. vendir, acc. vöndu, later and mod. vendi, SkS. 443 B; [from vinda, as svigi from sveigja; Ulf. wandus = ράβδος, 2 Cor. xi. 25; Engl. wand; Dan. vaand]:—a wand, switch; af korninu vex rót en vöndr af rótinni en af vendi aldin, Eluc. 14; Jacob tók græna vöndu, … birkti hann suma vönduna … mislita vönduna, Stj. 177, 178 (Genesis xxx); skjót at honnm vendi þessum, Edda 37; þá færi þit mér vóndu rétta ór skógi, 656 C. 42; smá-vendi (acc, pl.) af kvistum, SkS. 443 B; út mun ganga vöndr af kyni Jesse, 686 B. 13; tams vendi ek þik drep, Skm.; vatn hljóp ór hellunni er Moyses laust á vendi sínum, … vöndr Arons, Ver. 22; hann sat ok telgdi vönd einn með knífi, Hom. 116; hreinsa hveiti með vendi (vinza), Stj. 397; reiða vönd ok staura til garðs, n. G. l. i. 241; mál-vöndr, a measuring-wand, yard; poët. ben-vöndr, a ‘wound-wand;’ hjalt-vöndr, a ‘hilt-wand,’ i. e. a sword; blóð-v., morð-v., slíðr-vöndr, fólk-vöndr, hríð-vöndr, hvít-vöndr, benja-, brynju-, hjaldrs-vöndr, id.; ríkis-vöndr, a sceptre, Lex. poët.: a rod, for punishing, strýkja með vendi, ljósta mar vendi, Kormak; vöndr hrökk, Mork. (in a verse); cp. vand-styggr, vandar-högg.

vöndr (vǫndr): 2. a roller, on which tapestries were hung; tjöld um miklu-stofu, ábóta-stofu, conventu ok málstofu, ok hér méð vendir til allra, Vm. 109; mátum vér í skuldina, tvær bækr, vönd, pall-klæði, Dipl. iii. 13.

vöndr (vǫndr): 3. in the phrase, snúa vönd í hár e-m, a way of beheading a culprit, by twisting a stick in his hair and holding the head steady to receive the stroke (instead of laying it on the block), see Ó. H. 191, Jómsv. S. ch. 47, FmS. xi: cp. vand-bálkr, vand-draga, vand-laupr, vand-styggr.

vöndr (vǫndr): 4. metaph. a stripe, in cloth, Edda (gl.) i. 584; segl stafat vendi, Eg. 68, Ó. H. 113, 124, 170 (see segl and stafað’r).

vöndr (vǫndr): COMPDS: vandahús, vandarhögg, vandarleggr, vandarveif.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöndr may be more accurately written as vǫndr.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

ch.: chapter.

S.: Saga.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Jómsv. S.: Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

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