Dag-far
Old Norse Dictionary - dag-far
Meaning of Old Norse word "dag-far"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dag-far can mean:dag-far
- dag-far
- n. a ‘day-fare,’ journey, used in dat. in the phrase, fara dagfari ok náttfari, to travel day and night, Fms. i. 203; hann hafði farit norðan dagfari, in a single day’s journey, ix. 513.
- dag-far
- 2. mod. and theol. the ‘journey of life,’ daily course, conduct; hence dagfars-góðr, adj. good and gentle.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚴ-ᚠᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- n.
- neuter.
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- theol.
- theological, theologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)