Alþingis-för

Old Norse Dictionary - alþingis-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "alþingis-för" (or alþingis-fǫr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

alþingis-för (alþingis-fǫr)
f. a journey to the a., Js. 6.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, alþingis-för may be more accurately written as alþingis-fǫr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᚦᛁᚾᚴᛁᛋ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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