Fjörbaugs-sök
Old Norse Dictionary - fjörbaugs-sök
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörbaugs-sök" (or fjǫrbaugs-sǫk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjörbaugs-sök (fjǫrbaugs-sǫk)
- f. a case liable to fjörbaugr, Eg. 723, Nj. 164, Grág. i. 90.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjörbaugs-sök may be more accurately written as fjǫrbaugs-sǫk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛒᛅᚢᚴᛋ-ᛋᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)