Vel-för
Old Norse Dictionary - vel-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "vel-för" (or vel-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vel-för (vel-fǫr)
- f., in velfarar-minni = velfarandi, Eg. 213. velfara-öl, n. a parting banquet, D. n. iii. 954.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vel-för may be more accurately written as vel-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛚ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)