Far-sæll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Far-sæll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 far-sæll

adj. speeding well in voyages; svá f. at hann kaus sér jafnan höfn, Korm. 140; þat er mælt at þú sért maðr farsælli en aðrir menn flestir, Fb. iii. 385: farsælli en aðrir menn, Band. 5, Barl. 195: of a ship, farsælla en hvert annarra, Fs. 27 (obsolete).

2 far-sæll

2. metaph. prosperous, very freq., esp. in eccl. sense: ó-farsæll, unhappy.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛅᚱ-ᛋᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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