Þörf-samliga

Old Norse Dictionary - þörf-samliga

Meaning of Old Norse word "þörf-samliga" (or þǫrf-samliga)

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

þörf-samliga (þǫrf-samliga)
adv. forbearingly, Fms. xi. 116.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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