Friðar-koss

Old Norse Dictionary - friðar-koss

Meaning of Old Norse word "friðar-koss" in English.

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

friðar-koss
m. a kiss of peace, osculum pacis, Magn. 478, Bs. i. 175.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
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