For-dyri

Old Norse Dictionary - for-dyri

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-dyri" in English.

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

for-dyri
n. a ‘fore-door,’ vestibule, Fms. viii. 14, Orkn. 368 old Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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