Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Til-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 til-för til-fǫr

f. the moving to a place, Grág. i. 451, ii. 334: an attack = atför (q. v.), Nj. 101, Eb. 90 new Ed., Ld. 226, Grág. ii. 37, Gullþ. 12: an execution, in civil sense, N. G. L. ii. 89.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

til-för

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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