Frum-kvöðull

Old Norse Dictionary - frum-kvöðull

Meaning of Old Norse word "frum-kvöðull" (or frum-kvǫðull) in English.

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

frum-kvöðull (frum-kvǫðull): m. an originator, Edda 18, Ed. Arna-Magn. i. 104.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, frum-kvöðull may be more accurately written as frum-kvǫðull.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᚢᛘ-ᚴᚢᚢᚦᚢᛚᛚ
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:

Arna-Magn.: Arna-Magnacanus.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

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