[3] Farli: A hap. leg. The name may mean ‘faring one’ (Gould 1929, 946) or ‘traveller’ (Motz 1973, 114), from the strong verb fara ‘travel’ (cf. fǫrull ‘travelling’, ‘rambling, strolling about’).
References
- Bibliography
- Gould, Chester N. 1929. ‘Dwarf-names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion’. PMLA 44, 938-67.
- Motz, Lotte. 1973. ‘New Thoughts on Dwarf-Names in Old Icelandic’. FS 7, 100-17.