Fenna

Old Norse Dictionary - fenna

Meaning of Old Norse word "fenna" in English.

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

fenna
t, to be covered with snow (fönn); fennt yfir ofan, Bs. i. 196: impers., fennti fé (acc.), the sheep perished in the snow, Ann. 1380.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.
n.
neuter.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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