Reið-fara

Old Norse Dictionary - reið-fara

Meaning of Old Norse word "reið-fara" in English.

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

reið-fara: -fari, adj.; in the phrase, verða vel r., to have a good voyage on the sea, Bs. i. 160, 411, Ld. 8, 18, 160, Eb. 32, 114, Gullþ. 5, Fms. vi. 201, 298, Fb. i. 526, ii. 142, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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