Fjúka

Old Norse Dictionary - fjúka

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjúka" in English.

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

fjúka Old Norse word can mean:

fjúka: pret. fauk, 2nd pers. faukt, mod. faukst, pl. fuku; pres. fýk, pl. fjúkum; pret. subj. fyki; part. fokinn; sup. fokit: [Swed. fyka; Dan. fyga]:—to be driven on, tossed by the wind, of snow, dust, spray, or the like: allit., fjúka sem fys, as chaff; mold er fýkr, 623. 25; axhelmur þær sem fjúka … ef nokkut fýkr frá oss, Stj. 422: of snow, tók þá at f., it began to snow, Grett. 111; var fjúkanda veðr, there was a snow-storm, 144: hafði fokit yfir öndverðan vetr, they had been buried (had perished) in the snow, Glúm. 341; hence the metaph. phrase, nú er fokið í flest skjól, now all places of shelter are filled with snow, no refuge left, Gísl. 63, Nj. 258; útvegar Háreks eru foknir, all H.’s outgoings are stopped, Fms. xi. 423; sýndisk þeim sem eldr fyki um alla gluggana, of embers, Bs. i. 7; fauk svá sandrinn, at …, of the ashes from a volcano, 804, (sand-fok, a drift of sand or ashes.)

fjúka: 2. metaph. to fly off; fauk af höfuðit, Nj. 97, Ld. 291; fuku tennrnar ór Búa. Fms. xi. 139; láta fjúka í kveðlingum, to reply with sarcastic, extemporised ditties, Grett. 94.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pers.: person.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

subj.: subjunctive.

sup.: supine.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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