Krók-fjöðr
Old Norse Dictionary - krók-fjöðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "krók-fjöðr" (or krók-fjǫðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- krók-fjöðr (krók-fjǫðr)
- f. a barbed head of a spear or arrow, Grett. 99, see Worsaae, Nos. 350, 351.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, krók-fjöðr may be more accurately written as krók-fjǫðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚴ-ᚠᛁᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)