Fjögur-tán

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjögur-tán" (or fjǫgur-tán)

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

fjögur-tán (fjǫgur-tán)

fjogurtándi, older form, = fjórtan.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjögur-tán may be more accurately written as fjǫgur-tán.

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