Náttför

Old Norwegian Dictionary - náttför

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "náttför" (or náttfǫr) in Norwegian.

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

náttför (náttfǫr): náttför, f. Reise som foretages om Natten,at man da er ude; Sigurðr Hranasonvar maðr kveldsvæfr, ok þótto íllarnáttfarar ok vökor Mork. 17539.

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, náttför may be more accurately written as náttfǫr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᛏᛏᚠᚯᚱ
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.