Frænd-semi

Old Norse Dictionary - frænd-semi

Meaning of Old Norse word "frænd-semi"

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

Old Norse word frænd-semi can mean:frænd-semi

frænd-semi
(-symi, Stj. passim, Nj. 42, 213), f. kinship, brotherhood, Fms. xi. 7, Ld. 158, Grág. ii. 72, N. G. l. i. 187, the laws and Sagas passim; ganga við f. e-s, to acknowledge one as kinsman (e. g. as a son), Fms. ix. 418:—metaph. the kindness of a kinsman, var góð f. með þeim, there was good fellowship between them, Sturl. iii. 176, Fs. 45.
frænd-semi
COMPDS: frændsemislögmál, frændsemisspell, frændsemistala.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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