Fern

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fern

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fern

adj. distrib. esp. in pl. = Lat. quaterni, in sets of four, Fb. i. 521, Nj. 150, K. Þ. K. 86, Grág. i. 4; vide einn.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚱᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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