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.)