Fjör-gamall
Old Norse Dictionary - fjör-gamallMeaning of Old Norse word "fjör-gamall" (or fjǫr-gamall) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjör-gamall (fjǫr-gamall)
- adj. stone-old, (mod.); cp. fjörðgamall.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjör-gamall may be more accurately written as fjǫr-gamall.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱ-ᚴᛅᛘᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.