Fjörsungr
Old Norse Dictionary - fjörsungr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörsungr" (or fjǫrsungr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjörsungr (fjǫrsungr)
- m. [Norse fjærsing], a fish, draco marinus, Edda (Gl.); arfr fjörsunga, the heirloom of dragons, a hoard, cp. Fáfnis arfr, Hkv. 2. 23.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjörsungr may be more accurately written as fjǫrsungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛋᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)