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.)