Frost

Old Norse Dictionary - frost

Meaning of Old Norse word "frost" in English.

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

frost: n. [frjósa; A. S. fyrst; Engl., Germ., Dan., and Swed. frost]:—frost: allit., frost ok funi, Sl. 18, FaS. iii. 613; frost veðrs, FmS. ix. 241: often used in pl., frost mikil ok kuldar, ii. 29; frosta vetr, a frosty winter, Ann. 1348; frost ok snjóar, frost and snow; hörku-f., a sharp frost. frosta-tól, n. ‘frosty tools’ i. e. frail tools or implements that crack as if frost-bitten.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sl.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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