Far-borði
Old Norse Dictionary - far-borði
Meaning of Old Norse word "far-borði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- far-borði
- a, m. a ship’s board or bulwark above water when loaded, cp. Grág. ii. 399; hence the metaph. phrase, sjá (or leita) sér farborða, to take precautions, so as to get safe and sound out of a danger, Fms. vi. 430, vii. 142, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱ-ᛒᚢᚱᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)