FÍNN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FÍNN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FÍNN

adj. [Ital. fine and fino = perfect, from Lat. finis; Engl. fine; Germ. fein]:—fine; it occurs in the Icel. poems Nikulas-drápa and Skíða-rima, and prob. came to Icel. along with the English trade at the beginning of the 15th century; sax fínt sem spegill, Fas. iii. 543 (MS. 15th century): in a good sense, girnist þú barn mitt blezan fá, björg lífs og gæfu fína, fine luck, happiness, Pass. 37. 4.

2 FÍNN

β. of clothes, ‘fínn’ is opp. to ‘coarse,’ but the use of the word is rare in Icel.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Ital.
Italian.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.

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