Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fjall-nár

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 fjall-nár

m. a law term, a man put to death by being exposed on a fell, opp. to gálg-nár hanged, sæ-nár drowned, vide Grág. Vsl. ch. 90, cp. Rd. ch. 21, 22.

Similar Words

FÁ
fá-bjáni
fá-bygðr
fá-dæmi
fá-dæmiligr

Runic Inscription

fjall-nár

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Vsl.: Vígslóði. (B. I.)

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