Old Norse Dictionary Entry

út-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 út-för út-fǫr

f. = útferð; hann sviku Blaku-menn í útfaru, Baut.; út-farar skip, an outward-bound ship, esp. for Palestine, Fms. x. 120, Orkn. 322, 334; útfarar drápa, a poem on a voyage to Palestine, Fms. viii. 207; útfarar-saga, vi. 355: a journey to Iceland, Grág. ii. 408; skal konungr ráða útförum várum, Gþl. 76.

2 út-för út-fǫr

2. as a law phrase, a levy for service out of the kingdom; útfara-bálkr, Gþl.; Íslendingar eru skyldir útfarar með Noregs konungi, Grág. ii. 408; útfara leiðangr, H. E. i. 414.

3 út-för út-fǫr

3. a burial; var hennar útför gör sæmilig eptir fornum sið, Fas. i. 463, Þórð. 59, Pass. 49. 19; útfarar-minning, a memorial.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

út-för

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "út-för" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Baut.: Bautil. (K. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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