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.)