Viku-för

Old Norse Dictionary - viku-för

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

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

viku-för (viku-fǫr)
f. a week’s journey, of distance, Symb. 15.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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