Fjöru-borð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fjöru-borð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fjöru-borð (fjǫru-borð)

n. the sea-board, the breadth of the fjara, metaph. from a cup, cp. the mythical tale in Edda l. c.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚢ-ᛒᚢᚱᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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