Frýsa
Old Norse Dictionary - frýsa
Meaning of Old Norse word "frýsa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- frýsa
- t, (hon frýsti ferliga, Sams. 9), mod. að, to snort, whinny, of a horse, Greg. 49, Karl. 3, 4, Fas. i. 60 (where better fnýsa, q. v.); akin are fryssa, að, and frussa, to sport.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)