Fjöldi
Old Norse Dictionary - fjöldi
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjöldi" (or fjǫldi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjöldi (fjǫldi)
- and fjölði, a, m. multitude, Fms. i. 37, Eg. 74, 79, Nj. 8; fjöldi manna = fjölmenni, N. G. L. i. 30.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjöldi may be more accurately written as fjǫldi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)