Fjá

Old Norse Dictionary - fjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjá" in English.

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

fjá
ð, [Goth. fijan = μισειν; A. S. feon or fjan], to hate; an obsolete word, but occurs in Hým. 22, LS. 35: reflex., fjásk e-n, to hate one, Skm. 33. Its participle however remains in all Teut. dialects, vide fjándi below.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Goth.
Gothic.
m.
masculine.
reflex.
retlexive.
S.
Saga.
Teut.
Teutonic.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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