Far-rek
Old Norse Dictionary - far-rek
Meaning of Old Norse word "far-rek"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- far-rek
- n. shipwreck, in a metaph. sense; þat hafði Þórði orðit til farreks, at hestar hans báðir vóru í brottu, i. e. Th. was wrecked, in that he had lost both his ponies, Ísl. ii. 318; skulu vér frændr þínir veita þér styrk til þess at þú komir aldri síðan í slíkt f., in such a strait, Fms. iv. 270.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱ-ᚱᛁᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)