FÚLGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FÚLGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FÚLGA

u, f. [formed from the part. of fela, q. v.], the fee paid for alimentation, esp. of a minor, or one given into another’s charge, = mod. meðgjöf, Jb. 168, Grág. passim: so in the phrases, inna, meta … fúlgu: of hay, fodder, Fb. i. 521; hence in mod. usage, hey-f., a little hay-rick.

2 FÚLGA

COMPDS: fúlgufall, fúlgufé, fúlgufénaðr, fúlgukona, fúlgumaðr, fúlgumáli, fúlgunaut.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
lit
literally.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
naut.
nautical.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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