Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sel-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sel-för sel-fǫr

f. the keeping cattle in a sel, Grág. ii. 277, Eg. 765, Landn. 95, in both passages used as mod. sel-staða: a right to keep a sel in a pasture, kirkja á selför á Flateyjar-heiði fjórum kúm, ú Balafelli, á Neðravöll, Heydal, Pm. 92, 71, Vm. 18, Dipl, v. 26.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

sel-för

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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