Frunti

Old Norse Dictionary - frunti

Meaning of Old Norse word "frunti" in English.

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

frunti: a, m. [prob. from the Fr. effronté, cp. Scot. frunty], a rude, obtrusive boor; frunta-ligr, adj.; frunta-skapr, m.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

m.: masculine.

prob.: probably.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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