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.)
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