Veiðiför

Old Norwegian Dictionary - veiðiför

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "veiðiför" (or veiðifǫr) in Norwegian.

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

veiðiför (veiðifǫr)
veiðiför, f. = veiðiferð; margs þarf búitvið -, þá menn þyrftir þú ok, sem hefðiveiðifarar, ok væri banghagir nökkutSturl. I, 3566; hann týndist síðan í veiði-för á Grœnlandi Gísl. 16017. 7326.

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, veiðiför may be more accurately written as veiðifǫr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛁᚦᛁᚠᚯᚱ
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.

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