Austrfarar-knörr
Old Norse Dictionary - austrfarar-knörr
Meaning of Old Norse word "austrfarar-knörr" (or austrfarar-knǫrr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- austrfarar-knörr (austrfarar-knǫrr)
- m. a vessel bound for the Baltic, Fms. vii. 256.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, austrfarar-knörr may be more accurately written as austrfarar-knǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱᚠᛅᚱᛅᚱ-ᚴᚾᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)