Frer
Old Norse Dictionary - frer
Meaning of Old Norse word "frer"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word frer can mean:frer
- frer
- n. pl., also spelt freyr or better frör, (in mod. usage freðar, m. pl.), [Ulf. frius, 2 Cor. xi. 27; Old Engl. frore as an adj. or adv.]:—frost, frosty soil; fara at freyrum, to travel when it begins to freeze; bíða fröra, to wait for frost, Ó. H. 17; at frerum, 198; en er konungi þótti ván fröra, 122; frer ok snjóva, Bs. i. 872: in sing., frer var hart úti, a hard frost, ii. 22.
- frer
- COMPDS: frerjaki, frermánuðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)