Mis-fara

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-fara

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-fara"

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

mis-fara
fór, [Scot. misfaer], to go amiss, be lost,l. 508: to do amiss, transgress, Bs. i. 773; misfara með e-u, to treat amiss, outrage, N. G. l. i. 152, Ó. H. 224, Gþl. 102, 312: to misconduct, Fms. vii. 142: reflex. to go amiss, Bret. 98; e-m misfersk, it goes amiss with one, Bs. ii. 18.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
reflex.
retlexive.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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