Ginningarfífl

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ginningarfífl

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ginningarfífl" in English.

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

ginningarfífl
n. one who runs a fool’s errand (vera ginningar-fífl e-s).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴᛅᚱᚠᛁᚠᛚ

Abbreviations used:

e-s
einhvers.
n.
neuter.
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