Met-fé
Old Norse Dictionary - met-fé
Meaning of Old Norse word "met-fé"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- met-fé
- n. a ‘prize-thing,’ a thing of singular value, cattle or dead things, Grág. i. 398: of living stock, arðr-óxi gamall á vár, þat er m., 502; hrútr þrévetr ok ellri ok forystu-geldingr (a bell-wether), þat er m., 503; það er metfés-skepna!
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛏ-ᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)