Fénaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fénaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fénaðr" in English.

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

fénaðr: m. pl. ir, [answers to Lat. pecunia as fé to pecus], sheep, cattle, Nj. 119, Fms. ii. 92, xi. 33, Bárð. 170, Eg. 219, Ísl. ii. 155, Gþl. 119; menn ok f., man and beast, Grág. ii. 164, Fms. i. 266.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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