Eptir-þörf

Old Norse Dictionary - eptir-þörf

Meaning of Old Norse word "eptir-þörf" (or eptir-þǫrf) in English.

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

eptir-þörf (eptir-þǫrf)
f., in the phrase, koma ekki í e., to be not amiss.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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