Frekr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - frekr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "frekr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

frekr: frekr, adj. 1) graadig, begjærlig; frekr tilfjár Svarfd. 1439; frekr er hverr tilfjörsins Þ.stang. 545; Fld. II, 1505;veit ek, at þú sér nú svá frekr, attorsótt sé at fylla þik Vatsd. 44(7222); fangs er ván at frekum ulfi dvs.med graadig Ulv kan man vente sig en haard Dyst, Sig. 2, 13; Flat. II, 1327. 2) streng, haard, nærgaaende; nú skalek vera yðr frekr harðsteinn (fig. om enstreng Hersker og hans Krav) Fm. XI,22323; frekr get ek, at þeim þikki lokarrmínn til fégjalda um slík mál Flat. I,33311; frek lög OH. 2272; frek fjár-gjöld Landsl. 4, 1613; Flat. II, 262;frek álög Fm. XI, 2243; frek skírslaFm. IV, 31026; frek orð ok umkvæðiHænsn. 8 (14913); frekt = frekligaFlat. I, 4571; Fm. X, 22715.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᚽᚴᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.: Adjectiv.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

fd.: finlandisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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