Hel-för
Old Norse Dictionary - hel-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "hel-för" (or hel-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hel-för (hel-fǫr)
- f. ‘Hel-faring,’ death, burial, Blas. 44.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hel-för may be more accurately written as hel-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛚ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Blas.
- Blasius Saga. (F. III.)