Fjör-vél

Old Norse Dictionary - fjör-vél

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjör-vél" (or fjǫr-vél) in English.

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

fjör-vél (fjǫr-vél)
f. a plot against one’s life, N. G. L. i. 34.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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