Fjara
Old Icelandic Dictionary - fjaraMeaning of Old Icelandic word "fjara" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
fjara Old Icelandic word can mean:
- fjara
- I)
- fjara
- f.
- fjara
- 1) ebb-tide, ebb;
- fjara
- 2) fore-shore, beach (var þá skógr milli fjalls ok fjöru).
- fjara
- II)
- fjara
- (að), v. impers. to ebb; skip (acc.) ~r uppi, ~r undan skipi, the ship is left aground, or remains, high and dry.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛅᚱᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- e-s
- einhvers.
- acc.
- accusative.
- impers.
- impersonal.
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