FJÖTURR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FJÖTURR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FJÖTURR

m., dat. fjötri, pl. fjötrar; [A. S. fetor; Engl. fetter; Germ. fesser; cp. Lat. com-ped-is]:—a fetter of iron, a shackle; sprettr mér af fótum fjöturr en af höndum hapt, Hm. 150; fjöturr á fótum, Fms. iv. 15; fjötur allsterkan, annan fjötur, Edda 19; fjöturr af hinu sterkasta stáli, Fms. x. 172, Hom. 118, 119; sitja í fjötri, Fms. ii. 12; sitja í fjötrum, id.; þeir brutu af sér fjötrana, Nj. 136.

2 FJÖTURR

β. metaph., sleða-fjötrar, the straps of a sledge, Sdm. 15: the straps on a smith’s bellows, Vkv. 22, 32.

3 FJÖTURR

COMPDS: fjötrabrot, fjötrarrauf.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚢᛏᚢᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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