Fínn

Old Norse Dictionary - fínn

Meaning of Old Norse word "fínn" in English.

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

fínn Old Norse word can mean:

fínn: adj. [Ital. fine and fino = perfect, from Lat. finis; Engl. fine; Germ. fein]:—fine; it occurs in the Icel. poems Nikulas-drápa and Skíða-rima, and prob. came to Icel. along with the English trade at the beginning of the 15th century; sax fínt sem spegill, FaS. iii. 543 (MS. 15th century): in a good sense, girnist þú barn mitt blezan fá, björg lífs og gæfu fína, fine luck, happiness, PasS. 37. 4.

fínn: β. of clothes, ‘fínn’ is opp. to ‘coarse,’ but the use of the word is rare in Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Ital.: Italian.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.