Um-ferð

Old Norse Dictionary - um-ferð

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-ferð" in English.

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

um-ferð
f. a circuit, round, journey, Stj. 3: vagrancy, ekki linnir umferðunum um Fljótsdalinn enn, Stef. Ól.; umferðar-maðr, a journeyman, Gþl. 369; umferðar piltr, Fas. ii. 418.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Stef. Ól.
Stefán Ólafsson.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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