Fírar
Old Norse Dictionary - fírar
Meaning of Old Norse word "fírar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fírar
- m. pl. [A. S. firas], poët. men, people, LS. 25, Hm. 25, Edda (Gl.); fjölð er þat er fíra tregr (a saying), Sdm. 30, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚱᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)