FNJÓSKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FNJÓSKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FNJÓSKR

mod. hnjóskr, m. [Swed. fnöske, cp. Swed. fnas = husk]:—touchwood, Fms. vii. 225: metaph., synda-f., Mar. 23; fnjóskr eðr kveyking, id.; hence local names in Icel., as Fnjóska-dalr, Fnjósk-á, Landn., Eggert Itin.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚾᛁᚢᛋᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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