Fölr

Old Norse Dictionary - fölr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fölr" (or fǫlr) in English.

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

fölr (fǫlr)
adj., old forms fölvan, fölvir, etc.; in mod. usage the v is left out, fölan, fölir, etc.; [A. S. fealo; O. H. G. falo; Old Engl. fallow; Dutch vaal; Germ. fahl and falb; cp. Lat. pallidus, Gr. πολιός]:—pale; fölr sem grass, pale as grass, Nj. 177; hann görði fölvan í andliti, Glúm. 342; fölr sem nár, pale as a corpse, Fb. ii. 136; fölr sem aska, pale as ashes, Þiðr. 171, 177: poët., fölvir oddar, the pale sword’s point, Hkv. 1. 52; fölr hestr, a pale horse (but rare), 2. 47; net-fölr, pale-nebbed, Am.; fölr um nasar, id., Alm. 2; ná-fölr, pale as a corpse.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Alm.
Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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