Frágangs-sök

Old Norse Dictionary - frágangs-sök

Meaning of Old Norse word "frágangs-sök" (or frágangs-sǫk) in English.

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

frágangs-sök (frágangs-sǫk)
f. a thing which makes an agreement impossible.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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