Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FOX

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 FOX

n. [A. S. and Engl. fox; Dutch vos; Germ. fuchs; this word occurs in the old northern tongues only in a metaph. sense, and even then rare and obsolete]:—a fraud in selling, adulteration; fox er íllt í exi, Eg. 184 (in a verse); otherwise only in the phrase, selja e-m fox né flærð, Gþl. 492; kaup-fox, veð-fox (q. v.), fraud in sale or bailing, Gþl.

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Runic Inscription

FOX

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "FOX" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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