Frétt
Old Norse Dictionary - frétt
Meaning of Old Norse word "frétt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word frétt can mean:frétt
- frétt
- f. [akin to fregn, but contracted], news, intelligence, Fms. xi. 101, Nj. 175, Bs. i. 735, Grett. 122, Fs. 15, 27; very freq. in mod. usage, esp. in pl. fréttir, news; hvat er í fréttum, what news? in compds, frétta-blað, a newspaper; fregn and tíðindi (q. v.) are only used in a peculiar sense.
- frétt
- 2. enquiry, Grág. i. 35, obsolete.
- frétt
- β. in a religious sense, enquiring of gods or men about the future, Nj. 273: the phrase, ganga til fréttar við e-n; Sigurðr gékk til fréttar við móður sína, hón var margkunnig, Orkn. 28; þangat géngu menn til frétta, Fs. 19; gékk hann þá til sónarblóts til fréttar, Hkr. i. 24; biskup gékk til fréttar við Guð, 686 B. 13.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)