Fjalla-grös
Old Norse Dictionary - fjalla-grös
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjalla-grös" (or fjalla-grǫs)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjalla-grös (fjalla-grǫs)
- n. pl., botan. lichen Islandicus.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjalla-grös may be more accurately written as fjalla-grǫs.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛅᛚᛚᛅ-ᚴᚱᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- botan.
- botanically.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.