Fró
Old Norse Dictionary - fró
Meaning of Old Norse word "fró"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fró
- f. relief, esp. from pain, Hkr. i. 6, Mar., 656 A. 25, Sks. 107 B, Bs. i. 181. 299; hug-fró, geð-fró, mind’s comfort: allit. phrase, friðr og fró, peace and relief, Bb. 3. 3.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- lit.
- literally.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)