Róðrarferja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - róðrarferja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "róðrarferja" in Norwegian.

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

róðrarferja: róðrarferja, f. Rofartøi, Fartøi som ved Roning drives fremad paa Vand eller Sø. Eg. 25 (486); hann hafði til þeirrar(nl. ferðar) róðrarferju ok þar á þrjátigi manna Eg. 68 (1634); reri ok fjöldiannarra skipa út ór höfninni - skúturok róðrarferjur, en langskipit, er Arin-björn stýrði, fór sídast því, at þat varþyngst undir árum Eg. 57 (12721); Ey-vindr skipaði róðrarferju húskörlumsínum ok landsbúum ok reri þannugtil, sem sildin var rekin Hkr. 12322;hafði hann róðrarferju ok vóru þar átolf húskarlar Þóris Eg. 43 (838); varþá fyrir þeim samflot nökkut, byrð-ingar ok róðrarferjur ok skútur, þatvar vökulið ok fór inn til bœjar Fm.VII, 31023.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚮᚦᚱᛆᚱᚠᚽᚱᛁᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.