Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fyrnska

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 fyrnska

u, f., prop. age; slitin, fúinn af f., worn, rotten from age, Stj. 366: decay, Grág. ii. 268: at fyrnsku. from olden times, N. G. L. i. 45; í fyrnskunni, in days of yore, Str. 1:—a law term = fyrnd, skal þar eigi f. fyrir ganga, N. G. L. i. 249:—old lore, witchcraft, Fb. i. 231, Fs. 131. fyrnsku-háttr, m. old fashion, Fms. xi. 430.

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Runic Inscription

fyrnska

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "fyrnska" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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