[1] velfœrr (m.) ‘easily crossable one’: A hap. leg. This is possibly a euphemism for ‘sea’ (SnE 1998, II, 424), which derives from calling the sea ‘easily crossable’ when it is difficult or dangerous to cross.
References
- Bibliography
- SnE 1998 = Snorri Sturluson. 1998. Edda: Skáldskaparmál. Ed. Anthony Faulkes. 2 vols. University College London: Viking Society for Northern Research.