Fjár-sauðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjár-sauðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjár-sauðr"

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

fjár-sauðr
m. = færsauðr, sheep, Tristr. (Fr.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Tristr.
Tristrams Saga. (G. II.)
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