Eptir-þörf

Meaning of Old Norse word "eptir-þörf" (or eptir-þǫrf)

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

eptir-þörf (eptir-þǫrf)

f., in the phrase, koma ekki í e., to be not amiss.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, eptir-þörf may be more accurately written as eptir-þǫrf.

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