Fjár-pína

Old Norse Dictionary - fjár-pína

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjár-pína"

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

fjár-pína
fjár-pind, f. extortion, H. E. i. 391, Bs. i. 720.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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