FATTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FATTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FATTR

adj. bowed backward; standa fattr, opp. to lútr.

2 FATTR

β. slender, of the fingers; fatta hafði hann fingr og smá, Snót 202; fingr fattir ok at öllu vel vaxnir, Þiðr. 6, v. l., freq. in mod. usage; cp. fetta.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛅᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Snót: Snót, poems.
Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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