Eptir-för

Old Norse Dictionary - eptir-för

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

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

eptir-för (eptir-fǫr)
f. pursuit, Eg. 593.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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