Fret-karl
Old Norse Dictionary - fret-karl
Meaning of Old Norse word "fret-karl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fret-karl
- m. a ‘fart-churl,’ vagabond, Lv. 59, Fs. 160, Ísl. ii. 483.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᛏ-ᚴᛅᚱᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)