Fyrir-sát

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-sát

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-sát"

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

fyrir-sát
f. (less correct fyrir-sátr, n., Fms. x. 341), an ambush, Nj. 93, 160, Ld. 220, Fms. ii. 296, Fs. 33, Valla L. 225.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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