Fála

Old Norse Dictionary - fála

Meaning of Old Norse word "fála" in English.

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

fála: u, f. a giantess, Edda (Gl.): a romping lass, Fas. iii. 521; cp. flagð, flenna, skass, skersa, all of them names of giantesses, but also used of hoydenish women.

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:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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