Fífl-megir
Old Norse Dictionary - fífl-megir
Meaning of Old Norse word "fífl-megir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fífl-megir
- m. pl. an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 51, ‘monster-men,’ fiends; cp. A. S. fifal = monster.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚠᛚ-ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)