Fylgsni

Old Norse Dictionary - fylgsni

Meaning of Old Norse word "fylgsni"

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

fylgsni
n. pl., often spelt fylksni, fylskni, or fylsni, Gísl. 60, 67; [Goth. fulhsni = κρυπτόν; from fólginn or fulginn the part. of fela]:—a hiding-place, lurking-place, cavern, Grág. i. 436, Nj. 133, 267, Fms. i. 210, iv. 170, Blas. 42, Niðrst. 6; ór fylgsnum ok ór hellum, id.; helvítis-fylgsni, Sks. 605 B; var hann í fylgsnum allt haustið, Hkr. iii. 323; liggja í fylgsnum, Fms. vii. 275; leiðir allar ok f. á skóginum, i. 71, Stor. 1. fylgsnis-lauss, adj. without a hiding-place, Ísl. ii. 411.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
Goth.
Gothic.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back