Fyrva
Old Norse Dictionary - fyrvaMeaning of Old Norse word "fyrva" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fyrva
- ð, [forve], to ebb; þaðan ór fjöru er fyrvir útast, Grág. i. 356, 380: metaph. to fall short, to lack, ok skal telja þann dag með er á fyrvir, the lacking day shall be counted with the rest, Rb. 1812. 72; gjalda þat er á furði (afurði MS.), Grág. ii. 187.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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