Fúinn

Old Norse Dictionary - fúinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "fúinn" in English.

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

fúinn Old Norse word can mean:

fúinn
1. part. adj. of a lost strong verb analogous to búinn, hence feyja (q. v.), rotten, esp. of a tree, also of clothes, but without the notion of stinking, Jón. 19; graut-fúinn, mauk-f., fót-f., ú-fúinn, al-fúinn.
fúinn
2. adj. rotten. Mar. 378.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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