Far-rek

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Far-rek

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 far-rek

n. shipwreck, in a metaph. sense; þat hafði Þórði orðit til farreks, at hestar hans báðir vóru í brottu, i. e. Th. was wrecked, in that he had lost both his ponies, Ísl. ii. 318; skulu vér frændr þínir veita þér styrk til þess at þú komir aldri síðan í slíkt f., in such a strait, Fms. iv. 270.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛅᚱ-ᚱᛁᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)

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