Ferma
Old Norse Dictionary - ferma
Meaning of Old Norse word "ferma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ferma can mean:ferma
- ferma
- d, [farmr], to load, Ld. 32, 86, Sturl. iii. 33.
- ferma
- II. [Lat. firmare is from a different root], eccl. to confirm, K. Á. 148, N. G. l. i. 350.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚱᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)