Áeggjanar-fífl
Old Norse Dictionary - áeggjanar-fífl
Meaning of Old Norse word "áeggjanar-fífl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- áeggjanar-fífl
- n. a fool or tool egged on by another; hafa e-n at á., Sturl. i. 81, to use one to snatch the chestnuts out of the fire; cp. the Engl. cat’s-paw.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛁᚴᚴᛁᛅᚾᛅᚱ-ᚠᛁᚠᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)