At-för
Old Norse Dictionary - at-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "at-för" (or at-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word at-för can mean:at-för
- at-för (at-fǫr)
- ar, f.
- at-för (at-fǫr)
- 1. prop. a going to; as a Norse law term, execution, domr ok atför, Gþl. 361, 389: mod. Dan. adfœrd, cp. atferð, γ.
- at-för (at-fǫr)
- 2. in Icel. commonly of an onslaught or armed aggression, Fms. i. 54, Nj. 93, 93, 99, 113, Sturl. iii. 237, Ann. 1252. 3. method = aðferð, Fms. ii. 328.
- at-för (at-fǫr)
- COMPDS: atfarardómr, atfararþing, atfaralaust.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, at-för may be more accurately written as at-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)