Sundfar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sundfar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sundfar" in Norwegian.

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

sundfar: sundfar, n. Færgested, Færgeindretning hvorved man paa sin Reise kan kommeover Sund eller Vandet, der ligger i ensVei; taka af bryr fyrir þeim, spillasundförum þeirra Rb. 676. Derværende Færgested har givet flere Gaarde Navn,f. Ex. i Størdalen Tinglag Matr. Nr.107; Inderøens Tinglag Matr. Nr. 39;jvf Trondhjems Lens Jordebog ellerSkattemandtal 1590 fg; jvf sundfara-luten dvs. den til Færgestedet hørende Jordlod, Bolt 173.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚢᚿᚦᚠᛆᚱ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

Nr.: Nummer.

s.: substantiv.