Kaup-för

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-för

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

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

kaup-för (kaup-fǫr): f. = kaupferð, esp. in pl.; fara kaupförum ok afla sér svá fjár, Sks. 251; er hann rænti mik skipi því er eitt er bezt haft í kaupförum, Ó. H. 215.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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