Fret-karl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fret-karl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fret-karl

m. a ‘fart-churl,’ vagabond, Lv. 59, Fs. 160, Ísl. ii. 483.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛁᛏ-ᚴᛅᚱᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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