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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