Fjór-

Old Norse Dictionary - fjór-

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjór-" in English.

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

fjór-: in many compds = fer-, q. v.: fjór-fættr, adj. four-footed; fjor-menningr, m. a fourth cousin, Js. 71, 96, Fms. i. 285, Gþl. 145; fjor-mynntr, part. ‘four-cloven,’ Sks. 394; fjór-nættingr, m., fjór-skeyttr, adj., vide fer-; fjór-skiptr, part. quartered, Stj. 148.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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