For-viðris

Old Norse Dictionary - for-viðris

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-viðris"

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

for-viðris
adv. before the wind, Rd. 276, Sturl. iii. 198, Róm. 369, Bs. ii. 5.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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