Kross-för

Old Norse Dictionary - kross-för

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

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

kross-för (kross-fǫr)
f. the forwarding a cross (v. supra 4), Grág. i. 446.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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