Fegra

Old Norse Dictionary - fegra

Meaning of Old Norse word "fegra" in English.

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

fegra: að and ð, fegrðe, Ó. T. 1, and fegrir (pres.), Skálda 180, Eluc. 4, Hom. 149, Mork. (in a verse), cp. Fms. vi. 336: but fegraði, Fms. x. 320; fegrað (sup.), Bs. ii. 165, and in mod. usage always so, [fagr]:—to adorn, beautify, make fair; at kanna siðu manna ok fegra, to improve, better, Bs. i. 521; ekki þarf þat orðum at fegra, nothing is gained by extenuating it, Nj. 175; fegra um e-t, to mend, polish, Bs. i. 60.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pres.: present.

sup.: supine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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