Firn
Old Norse Dictionary - firn
Meaning of Old Norse word "firn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word firn can mean:firn
- firn
- n. pl. (mod. firni), [Ulf. fairina = αἰτία], an abomination, shocking thing; mæltu margir at slíkt væri mikil firn, Nj. 156, Fs. 62, Sturl. i. 12, Fms. vi. 38, Gullþ. 13; svá miklum firnum, Eg. 765; f. ok endemi, or heyr á firn, what a monstrous thing! Fms. vii. 21, 25: the saying, firnum nýtr þess er firnum fær, cp. the Lat. ‘male parta male dilabuntur,’ Fbr. 28, Grett. 16 new Ed.: gen. pl. firna-, used as a prefix to adjectives and nouns, shockingly.
- firn
- COMPDS: firnadjarfr, firnafrost, firnafullr, firnaharðr.
- firn
- II. in mod. usage, firni = a great deal, a lot; firnin o:ll, a vast lot.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)