lundr

Old Norse

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly akin to land, or to lind (“linden tree”).

Noun

lundr m (genitive lundar)

  1. grove, clump of trees
  2. (rare) a tree

Declension
  Declension of lundr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lundr lundrinn lundar lundarnir
accusative lund lundinn lunda lundana
dative lundi lundinum lundum lundunum
genitive lundar lundarins lunda lundanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: lundur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lund
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lund
  • Old Swedish: lunder
  • Danish: lund

References
  • “lundr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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