Fákr

Old Norse Dictionary - fákr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fákr" in English.

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

fákr
m. [Dan. fag]. a horse ‘uno testiculo,’ a jade, in prose, Sturl. i. 40; it occurs in Kormak, and is often used in poetry of any horse.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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