FNYKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FNYKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FNYKR

m., also spelt nykr, [cp. Dan. fnug = = an atom, a light substance; Swed. fnugg]:—a stench, Bs. ii. 5 (spelt snykr); þá slöri illum fnyk (MS. fnycc) af líkamanum, Fms. x. 379 (Ágrip); fnykr ok fýla, 213; nykr ok fýla, Bs. i. 199; þar til er út ferr fnykr (MS. frykr) um nasar yðrar, Stj. 323, Numb. xi. 20, Barl. 86, v. l.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚾᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
subst: substantive, substantival, substantivally.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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