Definitions
Definitions
1 FJÖL
f., gen. fjalar, old pl. fjalar, later fjalir, a deal, thin board, Fms. vi. 15, 281, x. 404: metaph. of snow shoes, Sks. 81 B: so in the proverb, það er ekki við eina fjöl fellt, ‘tis not joined with a single deal, ‘tis no plain matter, Mag. 86; or, hann er ekki við eina fjöl felldr, i. e. fit for many things; fóta-fjöl, a foot-board; höfða-fjöl, the head-board of a bed; rúm-fjöl, the side-board of a bed; gafl-fjöl, the barge-board in a gable, etc.
2 FJÖL
COMPDS: fjalabrú, fjalahlass, fjalaköttr, fjalastóll.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
FJÖL
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "FJÖL" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).