Fontr
Old Norse Dictionary - fontr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fontr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fontr can mean:fontr
- fontr
- m. [for. word; Lat. fons], a font, Vm. 6, 52, K. Á. 20, H. E. i. 480, Stj. 289, Pm. 126.
- fontr
- COMPDS: fontklæði, fontkross.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- for.
- foreign.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)