Fjör-skaði
Old Norse Dictionary - fjör-skaði
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjör-skaði" (or fjǫr-skaði)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjör-skaði (fjǫr-skaði)
- a, m. ‘life-scathe,’ injury to one’s life, N. G. L. i. 169.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjör-skaði may be more accurately written as fjǫr-skaði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱ-ᛋᚴᛅᚦᛁ
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:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)