Farning

Old Norse Dictionary - farning

Meaning of Old Norse word "farning"

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

farning
f. a ferrying over, passage; veita e-m f., Pd. 16, K. Þ. K. 24, Glúm. 371, Fbr. 158, Sturl. i. 18. Ísl. ii. 386, Grág. i. 98.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Pd.
Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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