Fjöru-grös

Old Norse Dictionary - fjöru-grös

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

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

fjöru-grös (fjǫru-grǫs)
n. pl., botan. a kind of sea-weed, opp. to fjallagrös.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.
botanically.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.
pl.
plural.

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