Með-ferð

Old Norse Dictionary - með-ferð

Meaning of Old Norse word "með-ferð" in English.

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

með-ferð: f. management; vandhæfi mun þér þykkja á meðferðinni Korm. 82; góðr meðferðar, easy to manage, Landn. 94, v. l.; til meðferðar, to manage, Fms. i. 256; veita e-m e-t til meðferðar, to give it into one’s keeping, Dipl. v. 24; þau kúgildi sem hann reiknaði í sinni meðferð, which he had in his keeping, iii. 13; hafa sök at meðferð, to have a case to manage, Grág. ii. 41; var konungi þá kunnigt hverja m. ek hafða, how I did behave, Eg. 65, Barl. 90, 105; hafa meðferðar, to have about oneself, in one’s keeping, Mar., Bs. i. 715, 866.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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