Yfir-föt
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-föt
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-föt" (or yfir-fǫt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-föt (yfir-fǫt)
- n. pl. over-clothing, Bev.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, yfir-föt may be more accurately written as yfir-fǫt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᚠᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bev.
- Bevus Saga. (G. II.)