Fimmti

Old Norse Dictionary - fimmti

Meaning of Old Norse word "fimmti"

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

fimmti
an ordinal numb, the fifth, passim. fimmti-dagr, mod. fimtu-dagr, m. the fifth day, Thursday (vide dagr), 415. 8, Bs. i. 237, Rb. 112, Fms. v. 97; Nj. 274.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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