Haf-för

Old Norse Dictionary - haf-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "haf-för" (or haf-fǫr)

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

haf-för (haf-fǫr)
f. a sea voyage, Landn. 174.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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