Hel-för

Old Norse Dictionary - hel-för

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

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

hel-för (hel-fǫr)
f. ‘Hel-faring,’ death, burial, Blas. 44.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
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