Met-fé

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Met-fé

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 met-fé

n. a ‘prize-thing,’ a thing of singular value, cattle or dead things, Grág. i. 398: of living stock, arðr-óxi gamall á vár, þat er m., 502; hrútr þrévetr ok ellri ok forystu-geldingr (a bell-wether), þat er m., 503; það er metfés-skepna!

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛁᛏ-ᚠᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
sing
singular.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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