Ann-friðr

Old Norse Dictionary - ann-friðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ann-friðr" in English.

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

ann-friðr
ar, m. [önn], ‘work-peace,’ work-truce, commonly during April and May, the time when there were to be no lawsuits (Norse), N. G. L. iii. 19, 94, 95.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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