Sigr-för

Old Norse Dictionary - sigr-för

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

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

sigr-för (sigr-fǫr)
f. a victorious journey; fara s., Eg. 21, Ó. H. 107.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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