Kaup-för
Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-för" (or kaup-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kaup-för (kaup-fǫr)
- f. = kaupferð, esp. in pl.; fara kaupförum ok afla sér svá fjár, Sks. 251; er hann rænti mik skipi því er eitt er bezt haft í kaupförum, Ó. H. 215.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kaup-för may be more accurately written as kaup-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)