Freistan

Old Norse Dictionary - freistan

Meaning of Old Norse word "freistan" in English.

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

freistan
f. temptation, Hom. 37, 97, Greg. 18; freistnan, f. id., Stj. 145, 147, 295.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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