Njósnar-för
Old Norse Dictionary - njósnar-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "njósnar-för" (or njósnar-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- njósnar-för (njósnar-fǫr)
- f. a spying journey, Stj. 360, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, njósnar-för may be more accurately written as njósnar-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚢᛋᚾᛅᚱ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)