Forn-fræðingr

Old Norse Dictionary - forn-fræðingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "forn-fræðingr"

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

forn-fræðingr
m. an antiquarian, a scholar in old lore, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

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