FOLI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FOLI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FOLI

a, m. [A. S. fola; Germ. füllen; Dan. fole; Swed. fåle]:—a foal, freq.: in a phrase, Gísl. 27: of a camel, Stj. 183; asna-foli, Sams. 15. fola-fótr, m. a nickname, Fms. vii. 51.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
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.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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