Fá-dæmi
Old Norse Dictionary - fá-dæmi
Meaning of Old Norse word "fá-dæmi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fá-dæmi
- n. pl. monstrosities, portents, 623. 39, Fms. v. 206: með fádæmum, ofdirfð ok níðingskap, vii. 18; vera með fádæmum, to be portentous, viii. 52, v. l., Sturl. iii. 274; heyrit f., shame! Háv. 45: joined to an adj. or adv., fá-dæma-, portentous; f. mikill, f. stór, f. vel, etc., Þiðr. 187, Krók. 49.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅ-ᛏᛅᛘᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)