Sæmdar-för

Old Norse Dictionary - sæmdar-för

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

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

sæmdar-för (sæmdar-fǫr)
f. id., Fms. ii. 118, Hkr. ii. 173 (sigrfór, Ó. H. 107, l. c.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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