Sund

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sund

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sund" in English.

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

sund Old Icelandic word can mean:

sund: I)

sund: n. swimming (kasta sér á s.); á sundi, swimming; með sundi, by means of swimming (hann komst með sundi til lands).

sund: II)

sund: n.

sund: 1) sound, strait, channel (var þar s. í milli eyjanna);

sund: 2) a narrow passage between houses, lane (þar vóru fimm menn í sundinu);

sund: 3) a small space, interval (fór G. aldri harðara eptir en s. var í milli þeira).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚾᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

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