And-óf

Meaning of Old Norse word "and-óf"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word and-óf can mean:and-óf

and-óf

n. prob. = and-þóf, prop. a paddling with the oars, so as to bring the boat to lie against wind and stream. Metaph., við nokkuru andófi, after a somewhat hard struggle, Fbr. 84.

and-óf

2. a division in a ship, fremsta rúm í skipi kallast a., Fél. ix. 3.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements