Fari

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fari

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fari

m. a sea-farer, in compds, Dyflinnar-fari, a Dublin trader; Englands-fari, an English seaman, Baut. 387, Rafn 217, Fms. vi. 240; Hlymreks-fari, a Limerick seaman, Landn.; Hallands-fari; Hólmgards-fari, one who trades to Holmgard; Jórsala-fari (a traveller to Jerusalem). Fms., Ann.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛅᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl
English.
gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Baut.
Bautil. (K. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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