And-fætingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

And-fætingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 and-fætingr

s, m. [and-], transl. of Antipodes in Pliny, Stj. 94. Now used in the mod. sense of Antipodes; also in the phrase, sofa andfætis, or andfæting, of two sleeping in a bed ‘heads and heels.’

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚾᛏ-ᚠᛅᛏᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
transl
translation, translated.
transl.
translation, translated.

Works & Authors

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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