atfǫr

Old Norse

Etymology

From at- +‎ fǫr.

Pronunciation

  • (12th Century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɑtfɒr/

Noun

atfǫr f (genitive farar, plural farar or farir)

  1. proceedings, method
  2. attack
  3. (law) execution

Declension

Declension of atfǫr (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative atfǫr atfǫrin atfarar, atfarir atfararnar, atfarirnar
accusative atfǫr atfǫrina atfarar, atfarir atfararnar, atfarirnar
dative atfǫr atfǫrinni atfǫrum atfǫrunum
genitive atfarar atfararinnar atfara atfaranna

Derived terms

  • atfaralaust (“without onslaught or armed aggression”)
  • atfarardómr m (“sentence of execution”)
  • atfararþing n (“court of execution”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: atför

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “atför”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 23; also available at the Internet Archive
  • “atfǫr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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