Liðs-börf
Old Norse Dictionary - liðs-börf
Meaning of Old Norse word "liðs-börf" (or liðs-bǫrf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- liðs-börf (liðs-bǫrf)
- f. = liðsþurft, Fms. viii. 140, Hkr. iii. 340.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, liðs-börf may be more accurately written as liðs-bǫrf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚦᛋ-ᛒᚢᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)