áeggjanar-fífl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

áeggjanar-fífl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 áeggjanar-fífl

n. a fool or tool egged on by another; hafa e-n at á., Sturl. i. 81, to use one to snatch the chestnuts out of the fire; cp. the Engl. cat’s-paw.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅᚾᛅᚱ-ᚠᛁᚠᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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