Fjar-stæðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjar-stæðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjar-stæðr" in English.

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

fjar-stæðr: adj. ‘far-standing,’ far from; fjarstætt er um afl várt, there is a long way between our strength, i. e. no comparison, Fms. iii. 187.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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