FULL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

FULL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 FULL

n. [A. S. ful; Hel. full]. a goblet full of drink, esp. a toast at a heathen feast, cp. esp. Hák. S. Góða ch. 16—skyldi full of eld bera, and signa full; Óðins-f., Njarðar-f., Freys-f., the toast of Odin, Njord, and Frey; Bragar-full (q. v.), Sdm. 8, Eg. 552, Orkn. 198: poët., Yggs-full, Viðris-full, the toast of Odin, poetry, Al. 6, 14; Dvalins-full, Billings-full, the toast of the dwarfs, poetry, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hák. S.: Hákonar Saga. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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