Feikn
Old Norse Dictionary - feikn
Meaning of Old Norse word "feikn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word feikn can mean:feikn
- feikn
- f. [A. S. fæcen], portent, Skv. 3. 31, Landn. 153 (in a verse); in compds feikna- denotes portentous, immense.
- feikn
- COMPDS: feiknalið, feiknamikill, feiknaveðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛁᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)