Frauð

Old Norse Dictionary - frauð

Meaning of Old Norse word "frauð" in English.

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

frauð
n. the froth as of roasted meat or of a roasted apple; frauðit ór hjartanu, Edda 74: in mod. usage frauð (or frauðr, m.) is the dry, withered marrow of lean and half-starved animals; þeir reikna það gras sem auki frauð, Bb. 3. 47.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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