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
  • Swedish: lund
• Danish: lund

Further reading

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