Fjör-grið
Old Norse Dictionary - fjör-grið
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjör-grið" (or fjǫr-grið)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjör-grið (fjǫr-grið)
- n. pl. truce for one’s life, Grág. ii. 21.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjör-grið may be more accurately written as fjǫr-grið.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱ-ᚴᚱᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)