Fjörugr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjörugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörugr" (or fjǫrugr)

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

fjörugr (fjǫrugr)
adj. full of life, sprightly, (mod.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
mod.
modern.

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