Fagnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fagnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fagnaðr" in English.

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

fagnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

fagnaðr: and fögnuðr, m., gen. fagnaðar, pl. ir, [Goth. faheds = χαρά], joy, Greg. 68, Hom. 85; gaudium er fögnuðr, Bs. i. 801; eilífr f., Hom. 42, Stj. 44; himinríkis f., heavenly joy, Fms. x. 274; óvina-fögnuðr, triumph, joy for one’s foes, Nj. 112.

fagnaðr: β. metaph. welcome, good cheer, Hkr. i. 50, Eg. 535, Fms. i. 72, iv. 82; görðu henni fagnað þá viku alla, 625. 86: the phrase, kunna sér þann fagnað, to be so sensible, so clever, Band. 9, Hkr. ii. 85, v. l.; öl ok annarr fagnaðr, ale and other good cheer, Grett. 98 A. In the n. T. χαρά is often rendered by fögnuðr, Mark iv. 16, Luke i. 14, ii. 10, viii. 13, x. 17, xv. 7, 10, John iii. 29, xv. 11, xvi. 21, 22, 24, xvii. 13, Rom. xiv. 17, xv. 13, 2 Cor. ii. 2, etc., in the same passages in which Ulf uses faheds; fögnuðr is stronger than gleði.

fagnaðr: COMPDS: fagnaðaratburðr, fagnaðarboðskapr, fagnaðardagr, fagnaðareyrendi, fagnaðareyru, fagnaðarfullr, fagnaðarfundr, fagnaðargrátr, fagnaðarheit, fagnaðarkenning, fagnaðarkrás, fagnaðarlauss, fagnaðarlúðr, fagnaðarmark, fagnaðaróp, fagnaðarraust, fagnaðarsamligr, fagnaðarskrúð, fagnaðarstaðr, fagnaðarsæll, fagnaðarsöngr, fagnaðartíð, fagnaðartíðindi, fagnaðarveizla, fagnaðarvist, fagnaðaröl.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

etc.: et cetera.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

N. T.: New Testament.

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