Fótr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - fótrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "fótr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
fótr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- fótr
- (gen. fótar, dat. fœti, pl. fœtr), m.
- fótr
- 1) foot, foot and leg;
- fótr
- spretta (støkkva) á fœtr, to start to one’s feet;
- fótr
- vera á fótum, to be out of bed, be up;
- fótr
- skjóta fótum undir sik, taka til fóta, to take to one’s heels;
- fótr
- eiga fótum fjör at launa, to save one’s life by running away;
- fótr
- hlaupa sem fœtr toga, to run as fast as feet can carry;
- fótr
- kominn af fótum fram, off one’s feet, decrepit;
- fótr
- hverr á fœtr öðrum, one after the other;
- fótr
- 2) foot (as a measure).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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