Simfon

Old Norse Dictionary - simfon

Meaning of Old Norse word "simfon"

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

simfon
m.(?), [Lat. symphonia], a kind of instrument, a symphony, Str., Fas. iii, Fms. vii. 97.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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