Fingr-gull
Old Norse Dictionary - fingr-gull
Meaning of Old Norse word "fingr-gull"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fingr-gull
- n. a ‘finger-gold’, a ring, Nj. 16, Boll. 356, Bs. i. 641, Fms. iv. 130, Worsaae 243–246, 381–383, 433 sqq.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚾᚴᚱ-ᚴᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)