Far-aldr
Old Norse Dictionary - far-aldr
Meaning of Old Norse word "far-aldr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- far-aldr
- m. (neut. Fb. l. c.), medic. pestilence, cp. Bs. i. 662 (the verse), Fb. i. 583 (the verse): in mod. usage plague, among animals.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱ-ᛅᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- mod.
- modern.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)