Fóli
Old Norse Dictionary - fóli
Meaning of Old Norse word "fóli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fóli
- a, m. [cp. Fr. voler, early Fr. foler, cp. also low Lat. felo, Engl. felony; but is prob. a Teut. word from fela, fólginn]:—stolen goods, esp. hidden, a law term; skal binda fóla á bak honum, n. G. l. i. 83, Js. 129; finna þeir fóla (hidden theft) meðal skjaldbálka, n. G. l. i. 84, passim; finna fóla, Grág. i. 195: bera inn fóla á hendr mönnum, id. fóla-gjald, n. damages, compensation, in a case of theft, Grág. i. 84.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- Teut.
- Teutonic.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)