Feyja

Old Norse Dictionary - feyja

Meaning of Old Norse word "feyja" in English.

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

feyja
ð, in mod. usage inserting g, feygja, [cp. fúinn], to let decay, go to ruin; hann feyr (mod. feygir) hús niðr fyrir óræktar sakir, he lets the house decay, Gþl. 332.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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