Við-för

Old Norse Dictionary - við-för

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

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

við-för (við-fǫr)
f. treatment, Barl. 104, Al. 57; hafa verri viðfarar, Fms. ii. 163; íllar viðfarir, x. 124.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦ-ᚠᚢᚱ
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:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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