At-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

At-för

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 at-för (at-fǫr)

ar, f.

2 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.

3 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.

4 at-för (at-fǫr)

COMPDS: atfarardómr, atfararþing, atfaralaust.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛅᛏ-ᚠᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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