Með-för
Old Norse Dictionary - með-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "með-för" (or með-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word með-för can mean:með-för
- með-för (með-fǫr)
- f. = meðferð, Landn. 94, Hom. 108, Grág. i. 165, 166, 443, Nj. 87.
- með-för (með-fǫr)
- 2. in the phrase ‘skógar-gang varðar meðförin sem verkinn’ meðför means the spreading, carrying abroad of a libellous song; cp. fara (A. III. 4. β).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, með-för may be more accurately written as með-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚦ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- cp.
- compare.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)