Definitions
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
Runic Inscription
far-rek
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "far-rek" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).