Sam-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sam-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sam-för (sam-fǫr)

f., esp. in pl. samfarar, a travelling together, Grág. i. 405: a marriage, mæla til samfara við konu, to court, Fs. 128, Ld. 302; þá varðar fjörbaugs-garð samförin, Grág. i. 309; samför þeirra, Bret.: wedded life, s. þeirra var góð, Ld. 138; hvárt samfarar þeirra væri lengri eða skemri, 132: intercourse, Ísl. ii. 382; vinveittar samfarar, Skálda 166; í samförum öllum, Grett. 165 new Ed., Fs. 121.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᛘ-ᚠᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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