Við-för
Old Norse Dictionary - við-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "við-för" (or við-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- við-för (við-fǫr)
- f. treatment, Barl. 104, Al. 57; hafa verri viðfarar, Fms. ii. 163; íllar viðfarir, x. 124.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, við-för may be more accurately written as við-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᚠᚢᚱ
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:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)