Fjöturr

Old Norse Dictionary - fjöturr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjöturr" (or fjǫturr) in English.

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

fjöturr Old Norse word can mean:

fjöturr (fjǫturr)
m., dat. fjötri, pl. fjötrar; [A. S. fetor; Engl. fetter; Germ. fesser; cp. Lat. com-ped-is]:—a fetter of iron, a shackle; sprettr mér af fótum fjöturr en af höndum hapt, Hm. 150; fjöturr á fótum, FmS. iv. 15; fjötur allsterkan, annan fjötur, Edda 19; fjöturr af hinu sterkasta stáli, FmS. x. 172, Hom. 118, 119; sitja í fjötri, FmS. ii. 12; sitja í fjötrum, id.; þeir brutu af sér fjötrana, Nj. 136.
fjöturr (fjǫturr)
β. metaph., sleða-fjötrar, the straps of a sledge, Sdm. 15: the straps on a smith’s bellows, Vkv. 22, 32.
fjöturr (fjǫturr)
COMPDS: fjötrabrot, fjötrarrauf.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sdm.
Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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