Fanir
Old Norse Dictionary - fanirMeaning of Old Norse word "fanir" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fanir
- f. pl. [Swed. fan, Engl. fan; cp. Germ. fahne, Goth. fana], a fan, in tálkn-fanir, the gill-flaps of a whale.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- Swed.
- Swedish.