FAUSKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FAUSKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FAUSKR

m. (fouski, a, m., Hom. 152), a rotten dry log, esp. dug out of the earth; fausk ok fúka, Barl. 206; f. ok stofna, Grág. ii. 297, Jb. 239, Bs. ii. 183, Barl. 134; fauska-gröptr, m. digging dry logs out of the earth for fuel, Landn. 303.

2 FAUSKR

II. metaph. of an old man, ertú náliga f. einn, Róm. 195; sem fúinn f., Karl. 361. Hom. l. c.; karl-fauskr, an old man.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛅᚢᛋᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

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