Fagna-fundr

Old Norse Dictionary - fagna-fundr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fagna-fundr"

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

Old Norse word fagna-fundr can mean:fagna-fundr

fagna-fundr
m. a joyful meeting (of friends); varð þar f., there was great joy, good cheer, Eg. 130, 180, 198, 515, Ísl. ii. 387, FmS. iv. 305, v. 41, x. 405, Stj. 478.
fagna-fundr
β. a happy discovery, Stor. 2 (MS.), of the poetical mead; the edition wrongly þagna-fundr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
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