fǫr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *farō.

Noun

fǫr f (genitive farar, plural farar or farir)

  1. journey
  2. attack, assault
  3. fate

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: för
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fòr
  • Old Swedish: far

References

  • för in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.