Definitions
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
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
fjör-löstr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "fjör-löstr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).