Farra-trjóna

Old Norse Dictionary - farra-trjóna

Meaning of Old Norse word "farra-trjóna" in English.

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

farra-trjóna: f. ‘bullock-snout,’ Ýt. l. c., cp. also Germ. farren-schwanz and farren-kope (Grimm); the verse in Alm. 5 is probably addressed to the dwarf, not (as in the Edd.) the dwarf’s own words.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)

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