Hleypi-för
Old Norse Dictionary - hleypi-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "hleypi-för" (or hleypi-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hleypi-för (hleypi-fǫr)
- f. a ramble, roving, Sturl. i. 80.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hleypi-för may be more accurately written as hleypi-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚢᛒᛁ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)