Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fjón

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 fjón

f. [fjá], hatred; an obsolete word, occurs in old prose in the phrase, reka e-n fjónum, to persecute, Ver. 29, Rb. 388; or else in poetry, leggja fjón á e-n, to hate one, Hallfred: in pl., konungs f., the king’s wrath, Ad. 11; vekja f., to stir up quarrels, Sl. 76, vide Lex. Poët.; guð-fjón, an abomination, that which drives the gods away, Fbr. (in a verse): mod. poets use a verb fjóna, að, to hate (Bjarn. 67, 122), probably misled by the corrupt passage in Sl. 27.

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Runic Inscription

fjón

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
prob: probable, probably.

Works & Authors

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sl.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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