Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fjándi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 fjándi

a, m., mod. fjandi, pl. fjándr, mod. also féndr; dat. fjándum, mod. fjöndum; [Ulf. fiands = ὁ ἐχθός; A. S. feond; Engl. fiend; Germ. feind; Swed. fiende; Dan. fjende; the nd indicates the part.; whereas, Engl. foe seems to be formed from the infin.]:—prop. a hater.

2 fjándi

1. an enemy, Hkv. 2. 30, 35, Rb. 380; freq. in old poetry, vide Lex. Poët.: in the allit. phrase, sem frændr, en eigi fjándr, as friends, not foes, Ísl. ii. 380: the heathen maxim, gefat þínum fjándum frið, give no truce to thy foes, Hm. 128.

3 fjándi

2. [Dan. fanden; Swed. fan], after the introduction of Christianity fjándi came to mean a fiend, the fiend, Bs. i. 452, Niðrst. 4; fjándr en eigi menn, fiends and no men, Fas. ii. 535: Satan, K. Á. 74, Fms. i. 202, Stj. 40; ber þú sjálfr fjánda þinn, carry thy fiend thyself (of a bewitched banner), Nj. 274; fjánda-kraptr, fiendish power, Fms. vii. 295; fjánda-limr, a devil’s limb, viii. 221; fjánda-sonr, a fiend’s son, 656 C. 14; fjánda-villa, a fiendish heresy, Post. 645. 99: in mod. usage fjándi means a fiend. fjánda-fæla, u, f., botan. fuga daemonum, angelica, Germ. engel-kraut.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

fjándi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "fjándi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
botan.: botanically.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
infin.: infinitive.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pl.: plural.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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