For-akt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-akt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-akt

n. (for. word), intention; með vilja eðr f., H. E. i. 561.

2 for-akt

β. in mod. usage = Germ. veracht, contempt.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛅᚴᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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