Fítón-

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fítón-

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fítón-

in compds; hence the mod. fítungr, m. frenzy; [from the Gr. Πύθων; mid. Lat. phitones = wizards, Du Cange; phitoness = Πυθώνισσα, a witch, Chaucer.]

2 fítón-

COMPDS: fítónsandi, fítónskona, fítónslist, fítónsmaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᛏᚢᚾ-

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

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