Yfir-ferð
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-ferð
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-ferð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-ferð
- f. a passage over or through a country, esp. as a law term, = veizla, q. v.; hafa land várt til yfirferðar, Fms. iv. 364; hann veitti Haraldi at veizlum ok y. Halland, vii. 180, xi. 343: of the poor, ætlaðisk hón til nokkurrar yfirferðar ok biðja sér matar, Bs. i, 198: a visitation, biskups y., n. G. L. i. 345, Bs. i. 84. yfirferðar-íllr, adj. ill to pass, Hrafn. 4.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚠᛁᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)