Fyrstr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - fyrstrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "fyrstr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- fyrstr
- a. superl. the first, foremost; hinn fyrra hlut vetrar, in the early part of the winter; hit fyrra sumar, the summer before last; yðrir fyrri frændr, your ancestors; verða fyrri til e-s, at e-u, to be the first to do a thing; eigi fellr tré við hit fyrsta högg, a tree does not fall at the first blow.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛋᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-s
- einhvers.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- superl.
- superlative.