Fys

Old Norse Dictionary - fys

Meaning of Old Norse word "fys"

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

fys
n., better fis, [Germ. fese; O. H. G. fesa; Gr. πίσος], prop. of the husks of beans, any small light substance; sem fys, Ps. i. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
Gr.
Greek.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
prop.
proper, properly.

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