Fúlga

Old Norse Dictionary - fúlga

Meaning of Old Norse word "fúlga" in English.

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

fúlga Old Norse word can mean:

fúlga: u, f. [formed from the part. of fela, q. v.], the fee paid for alimentation, esp. of a minor, or one given into another’s charge, = mod. meðgjöf, Jb. 168, Grág. passim: so in the phrases, inna, meta … fúlgu: of hay, fodder, Fb. i. 521; hence in mod. usage, hey-f., a little hay-rick.

fúlga: COMPDS: fúlgufall, fúlgufé, fúlgufénaðr, fúlgukona, fúlgumaðr, fúlgumáli, fúlgunaut.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

part.: participle.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

naut.: nautical.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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