fjalakǫttr

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Old Norse

Etymology

fjǫl (board) +‎ kǫttr (cat)

Noun

fjalakǫttr m (genitive fjalakattar, plural fjalakettir)

  1. mousetrap

Synonyms

References

  • Entry "fjalaköttr" on page 138 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).