Ófreskja

Dictionnaire vieux norrois - ófreskja

Signification du mot vieux norrois "ófreskja"

Comme défini par le dictionnaire vieux norrois-anglais de Cleasby & Vigfusson :

ófreskja
u, f. a monster; the word is not recorded in old writers, but is freq. in mod. usage; it originally meant an apparition which can only be seen by people endued with second sight (see ófreskir); ófreskja and skrímsl are used synonymously; eg heiti ekki náðugr herra, svaraði ófreskjan, en eg heiti skrímsl, … Já, svaraði skrímslið, góðgjarn er eg, en eg er ófreskja, … Til eru margar manneskjur sem eru meiri ófreskjur en þér, Kveldv. ii. 162 sqq. in the tale of the Beauty and the Beast.

Inscription runique possible en futhark jeune :ᚢᚠᚱᛁᛋᚴᛁᛅ
Les runes du futhark jeune ont été utilisées du 8ème au 12ème siècle en Scandinavie et dans leurs colonies à l'étranger

Abréviations utilisées :

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

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