Tírar-för
Old Norse Dictionary - tírar-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "tírar-för" (or tírar-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tírar-för (tírar-fǫr)
- f. a glorious expedition, triumph, Hkr. iii. 3.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tírar-för may be more accurately written as tírar-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚱᛅᚱ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)