Fjörr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjörr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörr" (or fjǫrr) in English.

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

fjörr (fjǫrr): m. a kind of tree, the fir (?), Edda (Gl.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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