Frægð

Old Norse Dictionary - frægð

Meaning of Old Norse word "frægð" in English.

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

frægð Old Norse word can mean:

frægð: f. [fragu, vide fregna], good report, fame, renown; til frægðar skal konung hafa, a saying, Fms. vii. 73,—cp. fylki skal til frægðar hafa, Mkv. 6, Fms. i. 99, v. 300; með frægð ok fagnaði, 655 xiii. B. 4.

frægð: COMPDS: frægðarferð, frægðarfullr, frægðarlauss, frægðarmaðr, frægðarmark, frægðarsamliga, frægðarskot, frægðarverk.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mkv.: Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)

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