Við-fang

Old Norse Dictionary - við-fang

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-fang" in English.

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

við-fang Old Norse word can mean:

við-fang: n. ‘wood-stores,’ whence gener. stores; mundi eigi út leitað viðfanga ef gnógt væri inni, Nj. 115; en er þat þrýtr þá mun íllt til viðfanga, Fms. viii. 349. viðfanga-laust, n. adj. without provisions, Fms. ii. 118.

við-fang: II. [við prep.] dealing with; verri (vestr, harðr) viðfangs, Finnb. 292, Nj. 32, Fms. vii. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

gener.: generally.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

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