Fénaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fénaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fénaðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fénaðr
m. pl. ir, [answers to Lat. pecunia as fé to pecus], sheep, cattle, Nj. 119, Fms. ii. 92, xi. 33, Bárð. 170, Eg. 219, Ísl. ii. 155, Gþl. 119; menn ok f., man and beast, Grág. ii. 164, Fms. i. 266.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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