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For-kólfr

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1 for-kólfr

m. a ‘fore-bolt,’ metaph. a head, chief, Al. 127; the reading gjörkólfr in Eb. 86 is prob. false.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

for-kólfr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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