Fiðla

Old Norse Dictionary - fiðla

Meaning of Old Norse word "fiðla" in English.

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

fiðla
u, f. [A. S. fidele; Germ. fiedel], a fiddle, FmS. vii. 97, xi. 353 (in a verse); fiðlu-sláttr, playing on a fiddle, Hom. 106.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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