Fjötur-láss

Old Norse Dictionary - fjötur-láss

Meaning 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.)
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