Foli
Old Norse Dictionary - foli
Meaning of Old Norse word "foli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- foli
- a, m. [A. S. fola; Germ. füllen; Dan. fole; Swed. fåle]:—a foal, freq.: in a phrase, Gísl. 27: of a camel, Stj. 183; asna-foli, SamS. 15. fola-fótr, m. a nickname, FmS. vii. 51.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)