Fnauði

Old Norse Dictionary - fnauði

Meaning of Old Norse word "fnauði"

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

fnauði
a, m. a craven, Edda (Gl.), Fms. xi. 141, Mork. 148, used only in poetry.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
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