Far-bauti
Old Norse Dictionary - far-bauti
Meaning of Old Norse word "far-bauti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- far-bauti
- a, m. a ‘ship-beater,’ destroyer, an ogre, Fms. xi. 146: mythol. a giant, the father of Loki, Edda.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱ-ᛒᛅᚢᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)