Fyrir-tölur
Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-tölur
Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-tölur" (or fyrir-tǫlur)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fyrir-tölur (fyrir-tǫlur)
- f. pl. persuasion, Fms. ix. 52, x. 301, xi. 11, Hom. 52.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fyrir-tölur may be more accurately written as fyrir-tǫlur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᛏᚢᛚᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)