Frænda-skömm

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Frænda-skömm

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 frænda-skömm (frænda-skǫmm)

f. a shame to (or within) one’s family; kallaði slíka menn helzt mega heita f., Sturl. i. 13; því at Kristnin var þá kölluð f., Bs. i. 11,—in the last interesting passage it seems to mean such a disgrace that one was thereby expelled out of the family, cp. Fms. i. 285.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏᛅ-ᛋᚴᚢᛘᛘ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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