Undan-færsla

Old Norse Dictionary - undan-færsla

Meaning of Old Norse word "undan-færsla"

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

undan-færsla
n, f. an evasion, Fms. vii. 115: a law phrase, a pleading one’s innocence, by ordeal or otherwise (færa II); skírsla eðr u., K. Á. 202, Fær. 201, Gþl. 550.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
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