Freistan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Freistan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 freistan

f. temptation, Hom. 37, 97, Greg. 18; freistnan, f. id., Stj. 145, 147, 295.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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