Fjöru-borð
Old Norse Dictionary - fjöru-borðMeaning of Old Norse word "fjöru-borð" (or fjǫru-borð) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjöru-borð (fjǫru-borð)
- n. the sea-board, the breadth of the fjara, metaph. from a cup, cp. the mythical tale in Edda l. c.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjöru-borð may be more accurately written as fjǫru-borð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚢ-ᛒᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)