Old Icelandic Dictionary -

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

Old Icelandic word can mean:

(gen. fjár), n.
1) cattle, esp. sheep;
þeir ráku ~it (the sheep) upp á geilarnar;
gæta fjár, to herd or tend sheep;
ganganda ~, live stock, opp. to ‘dautt ~’, or ‘liggjanda ~,’ valuables, money;
2) property, money (hvárt sem ~ þat er land eðr annat ~);
fyrirgøra ~ ok fjörvi, to forfeit property and life;
~ er fjörvi firr, life is dearer than money;
~ veldr frænda rógi, money makes foes of kinsmen;
afla sér fjár ok frægðar (frama), to gain wealth and fame;
hér er ~ þat (the money), er Gunnarr greiddi;
þiggit þat, herra, ~ er í því, there is value in it;
pl. ~ (dat. fjám), property, means.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
esp.
especially.
dat.
dative.
pl.
plural.
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