Fimm-tán
Old Norse Dictionary - fimm-tán
Meaning of Old Norse word "fimm-tán"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fimm-tán
- a cardinal numb. fifteen, passim, fimmtán-sessa, u, f. a ship with fifteen seats, Hkr. i. 215.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛘᛘ-ᛏᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)