Mannaför

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mannaför

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mannaför" (or mannafǫr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

mannaför (mannafǫr)
mannaför, f. Reise, Færd af Mennesker, =mannför; er þeir sá mannaförina Sturl.I, 38535; var ekki vart við mannafarir dvs.man blev ikke var, at der havde faret nogenMennesker, Sturl. I, 6327; G. mun hafaorðit varr við mannafararnar Vem. 2448.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, mannaför may be more accurately written as mannafǫr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚿᚿᛆᚠᚯᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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