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fornyrðislag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fornyrðis-lag
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Old Norse alliterative verse form used largely in the Poetic Edda, consisting of two lifts per half-line.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse fornyrðislag.

Usage

Questions

What does fornyrðislag mean?
An Old Norse alliterative verse form used largely in the Poetic Edda, consisting of two lifts per half-line.
Where does fornyrðislag come from?
Learned borrowing from Old Norse fornyrðislag.

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