Frænda-skömm

Old Norse Dictionary - frænda-skömm

Meaning of Old Norse word "frænda-skömm" (or frænda-skǫmm) in English.

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

frænda-skömm (frænda-skǫmm): f. a shame to (or within) one’s family; kallaði slíka menn helzt mega heita f., Sturl. i. 13; því at Kristnin var þá kölluð f., Bs. i. 11,—in the last interesting passage it seems to mean such a disgrace that one was thereby expelled out of the family, cp. Fms. i. 285.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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