Sæmdar-för

Old Norse Dictionary - sæmdar-för

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

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

sæmdar-för (sæmdar-fǫr): f. id., Fms. ii. 118, Hkr. ii. 173 (sigrfór, Ó. H. 107, l. c.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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