Nær-föt

Meaning of Old Norse word "nær-föt" (or nær-fǫt)

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

nær-föt (nær-fǫt)

n. pl. under-clothing.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nær-föt may be more accurately written as nær-fǫt.

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