fundr

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

fyndr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fundiz.

Noun

fundr m

Declension

Declension of *fundr* (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fundr	fundrinn	fundir	fundirnir
accusative	fund	fundinn	fundi	fundina
dative	fund	fundinum	fundum	fundunum
genitive	fundar	fundarins	funda	fundanna

Derived terms

biskupafundr m (“synod of bishops”)
brúarfundr m (“the battle of the Bridge”)
fagnafundr m (“joyful meeting”)
fagnaðarfundr m (“joyful meeting”)
friðarfundr m (“peaceful meeting”)
gamansfundr m (“merrymaking”)
gildisfundr m (“guild-meeting”)
heraðsfundr m (“district meeting”)
hǫfðingjafundr m (“meeting of chiefs”)
jafnaðarfundr m (“a meeting on equal terms”)
konungsfundr m (“audience given by a king”)
landafundr m (“discovery of new lands”)
launfundr m (“a secret meeting”)
lǫgfundr m (“lawful meeting”)
manndrápafundr m (“meeting”)
samfundr m (“meeting, interview”)
sáttarfundr m (“peace-meeting”)
sættarfundr m (“peace-meeting”)
vinafundr m (“meeting of friends”)
ástarfundr m (“affectionate meeting”)

Descendants

Icelandic: fundur
Faroese: fundur
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: funn
- Norwegian Nynorsk: funn
Old Swedish: funder m, fund f or n
- Swedish: fynd n
Old Danish: fynd
- Danish: fund c or n (common gender now obsolete)

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fundr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

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