Fjör-löstr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fjör-löstr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fjör-löstr (fjǫr-lǫstr)

m. loss of life, Grág. i. 187, Fms. xi. 135; used in the phrase, verða e-m að fjörlesti, to cause one’s death, Gísl. 62.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚢᚱ-ᛚᚢᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)

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