FEL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FEL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FEL

f. [fill or fela = a maw, Ivar Aasen], the rough inside of an animal’s maw.

2 FEL

β. metaph. a ragged coat: hann lagði í felina (acc. sing. with the article), he pierced the rags of the cloak, Lv. 85.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.
accusative.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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