Morð-för
Old Norse Dictionary - morð-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "morð-för" (or morð-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- morð-för (morð-fǫr)
- f. death by murder, Lex. Poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, morð-för may be more accurately written as morð-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚦ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.