Yfir-för
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-för" (or yfir-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word yfir-för can mean:yfir-för
- yfir-för (yfir-fǫr)
- f. = yfirferð; banna e-m y., Orkn. 4; land fátækt ok íllt yfirfarar, Ó. H., K. Þ. K. 70.
- yfir-för (yfir-fǫr)
- 2. a visitation; biskup skal hafa y. um sinn á tólf mánuðum, K. Þ. K. 60, Bs. i. 140.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, yfir-för may be more accurately written as yfir-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-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:
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)