Freisti
Old Norse Dictionary - freisti
Meaning of Old Norse word "freisti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- freisti
- and freistni, f. temptation, Hom. 17, 82; freistni, 17, 26, Sks. 185 B, 450 B, 623. 26, Stj. passim, Magn. 488, n. T., Pass., Vídal., and all mod. writers insert the n.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᛁᛋᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.