Föru-nautr
Old Norse Dictionary - föru-nautr
Meaning of Old Norse word "föru-nautr" (or fǫru-nautr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föru-nautr (fǫru-nautr)
- m. [Germ. fahr-genosse], a companion, fellow-traveller, Ísl. ii. 336, Sturl. i. 116, ii. 21, Fms. ii. 8, Nj. 14, Vápn. 29, passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föru-nautr may be more accurately written as fǫru-nautr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚢ-ᚾᛅᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)