Fregn

Old Norse Dictionary - fregn

Meaning of Old Norse word "fregn" in English.

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

fregn
f. news, intelligence, Fas. ii. 368, Fms. ix. 483; flugu-fregn, gossip, a ‘canard.’

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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