Farnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - farnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "farnaðr" in English.

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

farnaðr
and förnuðr, m., gen. ar, furtherance, speed; tíl farnaðar mér ok til ferðar, Grág. ii. 21, Skv. 1. 8, Fms, viii. 31; ú-farnaðr, bad speed; þar til hon kynni sér f., till she knew how to speed in the world, Ld. 116.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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