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.)