Ísa-för

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

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

ísa-för (ísa-fǫr)

f. drifts of ice.

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

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