Fys

Old Norse Dictionary - fys

Meaning of Old Norse word "fys" in English.

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

fys: n., better fis, [Germ. fese; O. H. G. fesa; Gr. πίσος], prop. of the husks of beans, any small light substance; sem fys, Ps. i. 4.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

prop.: proper, properly.