Ísa-fjöldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "ísa-fjöldi" (or ísa-fjǫldi)

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

ísa-fjöldi (ísa-fjǫldi)

a, m. drifts of ice.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ísa-fjöldi may be more accurately written as ísa-fjǫldi.

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