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Fagna-fundr

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2 definitions

1 fagna-fundr

m. a joyful meeting (of friends); varð þar f., there was great joy, good cheer, Eg. 130, 180, 198, 515, Ísl. ii. 387, Fms. iv. 305, v. 41, x. 405, Stj. 478.

2 fagna-fundr

β. a happy discovery, Stor. 2 (MS.), of the poetical mead; the edition wrongly þagna-fundr.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

fagna-fundr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "fagna-fundr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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