Fret-karl

Old Norse Dictionary - fret-karl

Meaning of Old Norse word "fret-karl" in English.

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

fret-karl
m. a ‘fart-churl,’ vagabond, Lv. 59, Fs. 160, Ísl. ii. 483.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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