Í-fjörvan
Old Norse Dictionary - í-fjörvanMeaning of Old Norse word "í-fjörvan" (or í-fjǫrvan) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- í-fjörvan (í-fjǫrvan)
- adj., acc. m. = íendan, ‘in-life,’ living, Ýt. 20.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, í-fjörvan may be more accurately written as í-fjǫrvan.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁ-ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚢᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.