Víð-förli
Old Norse Dictionary - víð-förli
Meaning of Old Norse word "víð-förli" (or víð-fǫrli)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víð-förli (víð-fǫrli)
- f. a far-travelling, Bret. 30.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, víð-förli may be more accurately written as víð-fǫrli.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᚠᚢᚱᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)