Fæð

Old Norse Dictionary - fæð

Meaning of Old Norse word "fæð"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word fæð can mean:fæð

fæð
f. [fár, adj.], fewness, scantiness, Fms. i. 291.
fæð
II. coldness, cold intercourse, cp. fár, Þórð. 65; fað hefir verit á með þeim, Glúm. 373; hann görði fæð á við Kálf, Fms. v. 126, vi. 30, 110, 243, xi. 327, passim: melancholy, en er dró at Jólum tók Eirekr fæð mikla ok var úglaðari en hann átti vana til, Þorf. Karl. 404.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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