Fóli

Old Norse Dictionary - fóli

Meaning of Old Norse word "fóli" in English.

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

fóli: a, m. [cp. Fr. voler, early Fr. foler, cp. also low Lat. felo, Engl. felony; but is prob. a Teut. word from fela, fólginn]:—stolen goods, esp. hidden, a law term; skal binda fóla á bak honum, n. G. l. i. 83, Js. 129; finna þeir fóla (hidden theft) meðal skjaldbálka, n. G. l. i. 84, passim; finna fóla, Grág. i. 195: bera inn fóla á hendr mönnum, id. fóla-gjald, n. damages, compensation, in a case of theft, Grág. i. 84.

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

Similar entries:

Fóli (II)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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