Frauð
Old Norse Dictionary - frauð
Meaning of Old Norse word "frauð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- frauð
- n. the froth as of roasted meat or of a roasted apple; frauðit ór hjartanu, Edda 74: in mod. usage frauð (or frauðr, m.) is the dry, withered marrow of lean and half-starved animals; þeir reikna það gras sem auki frauð, Bb. 3. 47.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)