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.)
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