For-söngvari
Old Norse Dictionary - for-söngvariMeaning of Old Norse word "for-söngvari" (or for-sǫngvari) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- for-söngvari (for-sǫngvari)
- a, m. a precentor in a church.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, for-söngvari may be more accurately written as for-sǫngvari.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚢᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- m.
- masculine.