Fel

Old Norse Dictionary - fel

Meaning of Old Norse word "fel" in English.

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

fel Old Norse word can mean:

fel
f. [fill or fela = a maw, Ivar Aasen], the rough inside of an animal’s maw.
fel
β. metaph. a ragged coat: hann lagði í felina (acc. sing. with the article), he pierced the rags of the cloak, Lv. 85.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
acc.
accusative.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
sing.
singular.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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