Far-rek

Old Norse Dictionary - far-rek

Meaning of Old Norse word "far-rek" in English.

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

far-rek
n. shipwreck, in a metaph. sense; þat hafði Þórði orðit til farreks, at hestar hans báðir vóru í brottu, i. e. Th. was wrecked, in that he had lost both his ponies, Ísl. ii. 318; skulu vér frændr þínir veita þér styrk til þess at þú komir aldri síðan í slíkt f., in such a strait, Fms. iv. 270.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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