Fjötur-láss
Old Norse Dictionary - fjötur-lássMeaning of Old Norse word "fjötur-láss" (or fjǫtur-láss) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fjötur-láss (fjǫtur-láss)
- m. a fetter lock (for a door), Fms. viii. 341, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjötur-láss may be more accurately written as fjǫtur-láss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᛏᚢᚱ-ᛚᛅᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)