Fólsku-för
Old Norse Dictionary - fólsku-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "fólsku-för" (or fólsku-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fólsku-för (fólsku-fǫr)
- (fólsku-ferð), f. a mad expedition, Sturl. ii. 97.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fólsku-för may be more accurately written as fólsku-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛚᛋᚴᚢ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)