Fram-tönn

Old Norse Dictionary - fram-tönn

Meaning of Old Norse word "fram-tönn" (or fram-tǫnn) in English.

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

fram-tönn (fram-tǫnn)
f. a front tooth, Gþl. 167.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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