For-söngvari

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-söngvari" (or for-sǫngvari)

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

for-söngvari (for-sǫngvari)

a, m. a precentor in a church.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, for-söngvari may be more accurately written as for-sǫngvari.

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