Skot-færi

Old Norse Dictionary - skot-færi

Meaning of Old Norse word "skot-færi"

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

skot-færi
n. shot-range; koma í s., to come within shot, Nj. 72, Gísl. 51, Al. 33; liggja í skotfærum við, to be within bow-shot, Fms. ii. 327: shooting weapons, Stj. 86.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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