Fjöru-maðkr
Old Norse Dictionary - fjöru-maðkrMeaning of Old Norse word "fjöru-maðkr" (or fjǫru-maðkr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjöru-maðkr (fjǫru-maðkr)
- m. a kind of worm used for bait.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjöru-maðkr may be more accurately written as fjǫru-maðkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚢ-ᛘᛅᚦᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.