Fræ

Old Norse Dictionary - fræ

Meaning of Old Norse word "fræ" in English.

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

fræ Old Norse word can mean:

fræ: n. (not frœ, as even Eyvind Skaldaspillir rhymes frævi and ævi), sometimes in old MSS. spelt freo or frjó (q. v.), but less rightly; old dat. frævi, mod. fræi; [Ulf. fraiv = σπέρμα; Swed. and Dan. frö; not found in Germ., Saxon, or Engl.; it is therefore a Gothic-Scandinavian word]:—seed, 677. 11, Rb. 78, 655 xxx. 2; chiefly used of vegetables, sæði of animal seed; varpa síðan fræi í fold fyrirmyndan um sjálfs míns hold, Bb. 3. 54; very freq. in mod. usage.

fræ: COMPDS: frækorn, fræmælir, frævænligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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