Fúss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fúss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fúss" in Norwegian.

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

fúss: fúss, adj. 1) begjærlig efter, tilbøielig tilnoget; m. Gen. Flat. I, 21810; OH.13427; Eg. 71 (16916); med Præp. tilStj. 17220; Jómsv. 6827; Sturl. II, 11831;m. Inf. Flat. II, 35313 fg; Fris. 1018(Yngl. 16). 2) saadan som man vilvære af med eller lade gaa fra sig, ikkelængre vil beholde som sin Eiendom; iForbindelsen fúss eða falr: en verðihonum fúst eða falt óðal þat, er hannkeypti, þá skal bjóða aptr hinum, erhann keypti at, ef hans óðal var Frost.12, 412, medens paa tilsvarende Sted iLandsl. 6, 42. 510 kun forekommer falr;værder ok Þorgylse mæira fúst ederfalt (í Sebú) þá skal Atsla kaup á verafirir - Dn. II, 24010 (fra Valders);skyldi (dvs. skildi) sér ok Ifvar ákeypiá, en (dvs. ef) honum fyrði (dvs. vyrði)fúst eða falt meira Dn. X, 2724 (fra Valders); er thet szaa, at forne party Rosselan bliffuer fúst ok falt, thascal wore slecte were nester thiil atløsze ygen Dn. IX, 77910 (Lister 1558).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚢᛋᛋ
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.

f.: Feminin.

Inf.: Infinitv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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