Fjölð

Old Norse Dictionary - fjölð

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjölð" (or fjǫlð) in English.

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

fjölð (fjǫlð): f. = fjöldi, a multitude, Fms. ii. 199, Róm. 383: esp. in poetry, with gen. a plenty of, Höfuðl. 16, Am. 8. 92, Gs. 5, Þkv. 23, Skv. 3. 2, Gh. 18: used as adv. [Germ. viel], much, Vþm. 3, passim, Hm. 17, 73, Sdm. 30.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjölð may be more accurately written as fjǫlð.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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