Ór-för

Old Norse Dictionary - ór-för

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

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

ór-för (ór-fǫr)
f. departure; krefja arfs ok órfarar, N. G. L. i. 53 (Jb. 158 B).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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