Föstu-kveld
Old Norse Dictionary - föstu-kveld
Meaning of Old Norse word "föstu-kveld" (or fǫstu-kveld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föstu-kveld (fǫstu-kveld)
- n. Friday evening, Fms. vii. 159, Nj. 187.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föstu-kveld may be more accurately written as fǫstu-kveld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚢ-ᚴᚢᛁᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)