Fjörð-gamall

Old Norse Dictionary - fjörð-gamall

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörð-gamall" (or fjǫrð-gamall) in English.

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

fjörð-gamall (fjǫrð-gamall)
adj. a year old, D. N.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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