Fjalls-rætr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjalls-rætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjalls-rætr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fjalls-rætr
f. pl. the roots of a f., i. e. the foot of a mountain; the fells are metaph. regarded as trees rooted in the earth, but cp. the mythical tale in Edda 19 and 221 (App.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛅᛚᛚᛋ-ᚱᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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