Fiski-för

Old Norse Dictionary - fiski-för

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

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

fiski-för (fiski-fǫr)
f. a fishing expedition, Gþl. 425.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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