Fífl-megir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fífl-megir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fífl-megir

m. pl. an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 51, ‘monster-men,’ fiends; cp. A. S. fifal = monster.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚠᛚ-ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
S.
South, Southern.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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