Í-fjörvan

Old Norse Dictionary - í-fjörvan

Meaning 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.

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