Fjöru-borð

Old Norse Dictionary - fjöru-borð

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjöru-borð" (or fjǫru-borð)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fjöru-borð (fjǫru-borð)
n. the sea-board, the breadth of the fjara, metaph. from a cup, cp. the mythical tale in Edda l. c.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjöru-borð may be more accurately written as fjǫru-borð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚢ-ᛒᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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