Fínn
Old Norse Dictionary - fínn
Meaning of Old Norse word "fínn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fínn can mean:fínn
- fínn
- adj. [Ital. fine and fino = perfect, from Lat. finis; Engl. fine; Germ. fein]:—fine; it occurs in the Icel. poems Nikulas-drápa and Skíða-rima, and prob. came to Icel. along with the English trade at the beginning of the 15th century; sax fínt sem spegill, FaS. iii. 543 (MS. 15th century): in a good sense, girnist þú barn mitt blezan fá, björg lífs og gæfu fína, fine luck, happiness, PasS. 37. 4.
- fínn
- β. of clothes, ‘fínn’ is opp. to ‘coarse,’ but the use of the word is rare in Icel.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- Ital.
- Italian.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- prob.
- probably.
- S.
- Saga.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.