Fjór-tán
Old Norse Dictionary - fjór-tán
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjór-tán"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjór-tán
- card. numb., [older form fjögr-tán or fjugr-tán, B. K. 9, 60, 62, 125, Sks. 179 B]:—fourteen (passim). fjórtán-sessa, u, f. a ship with fourteen oars, Fms. ix. 408, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱ-ᛏᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)