Fjarski
Old Norse Dictionary - fjarski
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjarski"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjarski
- a, m. a far distance; vera, liggja, í fjarska, to be afar off, Fms. xi. 57, Sks. 183, Fas. iii. 459:—metaph. in mod. usage immensity, and in many COMPDS: fjarskalegr, fjarskaliga, fjarskamikill, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛅᚱᛋᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)