For-vaði

Old Norse Dictionary - for-vaði

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

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

for-vaði
a, m. a cliff projecting into the forvað, where the rider has to wade through water, Fbr. 45, Vm. 107.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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