Fræða

Old Norse Dictionary - fræða

Meaning of Old Norse word "fræða" in English.

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

fræða: dd, [Ulf. fraþvjan = σοφίζειν], to instruct, teach, Str. 1, 68: reflex. to learn, be instructed, H. E. i. 473.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

reflex.: retlexive.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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