At-för

Old Norse Dictionary - at-för

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

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

at-för Old Norse word can mean:

at-för (at-fǫr): ar, f.

at-för (at-fǫr): 1. prop. a going to; as a Norse law term, execution, domr ok atför, Gþl. 361, 389: mod. Dan. adfœrd, cp. atferð, γ.

at-för (at-fǫr): 2. in Icel. commonly of an onslaught or armed aggression, Fms. i. 54, Nj. 93, 93, 99, 113, Sturl. iii. 237, Ann. 1252. 3. method = aðferð, Fms. ii. 328.

at-för (at-fǫr): COMPDS: atfarardómr, atfararþing, atfaralaust.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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