Rönd

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rönd

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rönd" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

rönd Old Icelandic word can mean:

rönd
(pl. randir, rendr), f.
rönd
1) rim, border (rönd var ór gulli);
rönd
2) poet. shield; leggja randir saman, to lay shield against shield; reisa r. við e-m, to raise the shield against one, resist, withstand;
rönd
3) stripe (dúkr með gulligum röndum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚾᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
e-m
einhverjum.

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