Fress

Old Norse Dictionary - fress

Meaning of Old Norse word "fress"

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

fress
m. a tom-cat, Edda 63, Grág. i. 501; also called fress-köttr, m., and steggr, q. v.:—a bear, Edda (Gl.), Korm. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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