Froskr

Old Norse Dictionary - froskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "froskr"

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

froskr
m., in olden times prob. proncd. fröskr, cp. the rhyme, öðlingr skyli einkar röskr | æpa kann í mörum fröskr, Mkv.; [A. S. frox, cp. Engl. frog; O. H. G. frosc; mod. Germ. frosch; Dan. frö]:—a frog, Hkr. i. 102, Stj. 23, 269, FmS. x. 380. 656 A. 2. 11.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
prob.
probably.
proncd.
pronounced.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Mkv.
Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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