Skip-för
Old Norse Dictionary - skip-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "skip-för" (or skip-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skip-för (skip-fǫr)
- f. a sailing, Eg. 220: a voyage; vera í skipförum, 73; banna skipfarar upp í landit, Hkr. ii. 12.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skip-för may be more accurately written as skip-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒ-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.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)