Liðs-börf

Old Norse Dictionary - liðs-börf

Meaning of Old Norse word "liðs-börf" (or liðs-bǫrf) in English.

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

liðs-börf (liðs-bǫrf)
f. = liðsþurft, Fms. viii. 140, Hkr. iii. 340.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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