Undr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - undr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "undr" in English.

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

undr Old Icelandic word can mean:

undr
n.
undr
1) wonder (brestr svá mikill, at öllum þótti ~ at);
undr
2) with the notion of shame, scandal (þat var ~ mikit, at hann skyldi liggja fyrir fótum þeim); gøra sik (gørast, verða) at undri, to make a spectacle of oneself, be made a spectacle of.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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