Save Gender Feminine Usage Old Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning & History From Old Norse oddr "point of a sword" and rún "secret lore, rune". This is the name of a woman in the Old Norse poem Oddrúnargrátr in the Poetic Edda. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesOrtrun(German) Ortrun(Germanic) Oddrun(Norwegian) Same SpellingOddrun Categories weapons, wisdom