Fölski

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fölski

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fölski (fǫlski)

a, m. [O. H. G. falavizga: mid. H. G. valwische; Swed. falaska; the word is composed from fölr and aska]:—the pale, white ash spread over burning embers; so Icel. call the ashes while they still keep their shape before crumbling in pieces; þeir sá á eldinum fölskann er netið hafði brunnit, Edda 39; fölski var fallinn á eldinn, Fas. ii. 388; fölskar, Stj. 58, Mar. (Fr.): metaph. in mod. usage, fölska-lauss, adj. without f., sincere, real, e. g. fölskalaus elska, sincere love.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛚᛋᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
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.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
viz: videlicet.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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