Frumsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Frumsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 frumsa

n., is said to mean a lump on the forehead of new-born foals, Gr. ἱππομανές, which was used as a love-spell, cp. Virg. Aeneid. iv. 515, 516.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᚢᛘᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Gr.
Greek.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.
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