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Old Norse Dictionary - for
Meaning of Old Norse word "for"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- for
- f., pl. forar, a drain, sewer; í forum þeim er hann grefr, Grág. Kb. ch. 187; stíflur (dikes) eða forar (drains, ditches) er hann hefir görvar með vatns-veitingum, Grág. ii. 289: in mod. usage, a cess-pit, bæjar-for, hland-for; for og bleyta, mud and dirt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Kb.
- Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)