Sára-far

Old Norse Dictionary - sára-far

Meaning of Old Norse word "sára-far" in English.

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

sára-far: n.the state of the wounds; hann varð heill sárafars þessa, Bs. i. 419; hrakningar ok s., Nj. 137; hvert s. hann veitti honum, Bjarn. 65; þá er hann fékk vansa í sárafari, Sturl. i. 103; ok er leitað var til sárafars Þorbjarnar, Orkn. 458.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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