Sam-för

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-för

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

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

sam-för (sam-fǫr): f., esp. in pl. samfarar, a travelling together, Grág. i. 405: a marriage, mæla til samfara við konu, to court, Fs. 128, Ld. 302; þá varðar fjörbaugs-garð samförin, Grág. i. 309; samför þeirra, Bret.: wedded life, s. þeirra var góð, Ld. 138; hvárt samfarar þeirra væri lengri eða skemri, 132: intercourse, Ísl. ii. 382; vinveittar samfarar, Skálda 166; í samförum öllum, Grett. 165 new Ed., Fs. 121.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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