Fölnan

Meaning of Old Norse word "fölnan" (or fǫlnan)

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

fölnan (fǫlnan)

f. a withering, fading away, Fms. vii. 91.

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

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