Yfir-för

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-för

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

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

yfir-för Old Norse word can mean:

yfir-för (yfir-fǫr): f. = yfirferð; banna e-m y., Orkn. 4; land fátækt ok íllt yfirfarar, Ó. H., K. Þ. K. 70.

yfir-för (yfir-fǫr): 2. a visitation; biskup skal hafa y. um sinn á tólf mánuðum, K. Þ. K. 60, Bs. i. 140.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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