Fjör-brot
Old Norse Dictionary - fjör-brot
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjör-brot" (or fjǫr-brot)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjör-brot (fjǫr-brot)
- n. pl. the death-struggle, esp. of wild beasts, Fær. 49, Fm. 21, Bs. i. 345: Norse, a taking of life, manslaughter, n. G. l. i. 156.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjör-brot may be more accurately written as fjǫr-brot.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱ-ᛒᚱᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fm.
- Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)