Fíkinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fíkinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fíkinn

adj. [Dan. figen; Swed. fiken; wanting in Germ., Engl., and A. S.]:—greedy, eager; freq. in poët. compds, böð-f., gunn-f., morð-f., sigr-f., etc., warlike, valiant, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚴᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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