Fang-elsi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fang-elsi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fang-elsi

n. [Dan. fængsel; Swed. fängelse], a prison, gaol, Fms. iv. 167, xi. 240, (a rare and unclass. word); cp. dýflissa, myrkva-stofa.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛅᚾᚴ-ᛁᛚᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

class.
classical.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
unclass.
unclassical.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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