Njósnar-för

Old Norse Dictionary - njósnar-för

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

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

njósnar-för (njósnar-fǫr)
f. a spying journey, Stj. 360, v. l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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