Fattr
Old Norse Dictionary - fattr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fattr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fattr can mean:fattr
- fattr
- adj. bowed backward; standa fattr, opp. to lútr.
- fattr
- β. slender, of the fingers; fatta hafði hann fingr og smá, Snót 202; fingr fattir ok at öllu vel vaxnir, Þiðr. 6, v. l., freq. in mod. usage; cp. fetta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- opp.
- opposed.
- cp.
- compare.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Snót
- Snót, poems.
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)