Ofan-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "ofan-för" (or ofan-fǫr)

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

ofan-för (ofan-fǫr)

f. a descending, Ísl. ii. 339.

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

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