Fjöru-nytjar
Old Norse Dictionary - fjöru-nytjar
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjöru-nytjar" (or fjǫru-nytjar)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjöru-nytjar (fjǫru-nytjar)
- f. pl. used of drift-timber, dead whales, sea-weed, or the like, Engl. jetsum, Vm. 75, 80.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjöru-nytjar may be more accurately written as fjǫru-nytjar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚢ-ᚾᚢᛏᛁᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)