Fæla

Old Norse Dictionary - fæla

Meaning of Old Norse word "fæla" in English.

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

fæla Old Norse word can mean:

fæla
1. d, [fála], to frighten, drive away by fright. Grág. ii. 110; ok f. þá í braut, Nj. 104: reflex. to be frightened, of horses or the like; svá at landvættir fældisk við, Landn. 258; ef menn skaka eðr skella at hrossum svá at þau fælisk við, Grág. ii. 234, Fms. vi. 335; fældusk hestar Grikkja, Al. 142, Bs. i. 8; þetta fælask Skrælingjar, Þorf. Karl. 424.
fæla
2. ð, [i. e. fœla from fúl], to fool, mock, Clem. 44; þeir mundu skjótt hafa fælt þik ok svá verit, El. 14, 18; lesi hann, fyrr en fæli, librum Machabaeorum, Al. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
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