Freistan
Old Norse Dictionary - freistan
Meaning of Old Norse word "freistan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- freistan
- f. temptation, Hom. 37, 97, Greg. 18; freistnan, f. id., Stj. 145, 147, 295.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)