Mann-för

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-för

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

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

mann-för (mann-fǫr)
f. travelling, Eg. 114, Hkr. ii. 188.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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