Far-sæll

Old Norse Dictionary - far-sæll

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

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

far-sæll Old Norse word can mean:

far-sæll: adj. speeding well in voyages; svá f. at hann kaus sér jafnan höfn, Korm. 140; þat er mælt at þú sért maðr farsælli en aðrir menn flestir, Fb. iii. 385: farsælli en aðrir menn, Band. 5, Barl. 195: of a ship, farsælla en hvert annarra, Fs. 27 (obsolete).

far-sæll: 2. metaph. prosperous, very freq., esp. in eccl. sense: ó-farsæll, unhappy.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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