Orð-færi

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-færi

Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-færi" in English.

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

orð-færi: n. style, of a composition; þú skalt vanda bæði hátt ok o., Fb. i. 215: flow of words, eloquence, þeir hófu sitt eyrendi með mikilli snild ok o., Fms. ii. 235; skorti hann hvárki til vit né o., xi. 106; o. hennar ok vitrleikr, vi. 57.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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