Fress

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fress

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fress" in Norwegian.

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

fress: fress, m. (n. Pl. -ar) 1) Hankat, = köttr.SE. I, 3047; kattbelgir af gömlumfressum Grg. II, 19220. 2) Bjørn. SE. I, 47813. 5904; naar fress her forekommerblandt Bjørnens Navne, maa derved tænkes paa Jerven, Fjeldfrassen (Aasen 160), hvilket sidste Navn svarer til etoprindeligt fjallfress, saa meget meresom dette Dyr ansaaes for en Bjørnens Unge, se P. Claussön 132 fgg. 32 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚱᚽᛋᛋ
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:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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