Fjötra
Old Norse Dictionary - fjötra
Meaning of Old Norse word "fjötra" (or fjǫtra)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjötra (fjǫtra)
- að, to fetter, Eg. 239, Nj. 136, Fms. iv. 264, vi. 378; fjötra hest, to hobble a horse, Glúm. 378, = mod. hepta (q. v.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjötra may be more accurately written as fjǫtra.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)