Fíkinn

Old Norse Dictionary - fíkinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "fíkinn" in English.

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

fíkinn: adj. [Dan. figen; Swed. fiken; wanting in Germ., Engl., and A. S.]:—greedy, eager; freq. in poët. compds, böð-f., gunn-f., morð-f., sigr-f., etc., warlike, valiant, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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