Beit-fiskr
Old Norse Dictionary - beit-fiskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "beit-fiskr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- beit-fiskr
- m. fish to be caught with bait, in the phrase, bíta mætti b. ef at borði væri dreginn, Fbr. í So, Gísl. 135 reads beinfiskr, no doubt wrongly: the proverb denotes a fine game, one played with slight trouble.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᛏ-ᚠᛁᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)