Fjörð-gamall
Old Norse Dictionary - fjörð-gamall
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörð-gamall" (or fjǫrð-gamall)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjörð-gamall (fjǫrð-gamall)
- adj. a year old, D. N.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjörð-gamall may be more accurately written as fjǫrð-gamall.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚦ-ᚴᛅᛘᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)