Farra-trjóna
Old Norse Dictionary - farra-trjóna
Meaning of Old Norse word "farra-trjóna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- farra-trjóna
- f. ‘bullock-snout,’ Ýt. l. c., cp. also Germ. farren-schwanz and farren-kope (Grimm); the verse in Alm. 5 is probably addressed to the dwarf, not (as in the Edd.) the dwarf’s own words.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱᚱᛅ-ᛏᚱᛁᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Alm.
- Alvís-mál. (A. I.)