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.)