Fjall-nár

Old Norse Dictionary - fjall-nár

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjall-nár" in English.

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

fjall-nár
m. a law term, a man put to death by being exposed on a fell, opp. to gálg-nár hanged, sæ-nár drowned, vide Grág. Vsl. ch. 90, cp. Rd. ch. 21, 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Vsl.
Vígslóði. (B. I.)
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