Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-dæða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 for-dæða

u, f. [for- negative and dáð = an ‘evil-doer,’ cp. Germ. ‘missethat;’ the etym. given in Js. (Gl.) is inadmissible; only used as a law term]:—a witch, sorceress, in the worst sense, N. G. L. i. 70, 342, 351, Ls. 32, Korm. (in a verse), Grett. 108 new Ed.; bölvuð f., accursed witch! Fms. xi. 435.

2 for-dæða

COMPDS: fordæðumaðr, fordæðuskapr, fordæðuverk.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

for-dæða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "for-dæða" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
etym.: etymology.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
neg: negative, negatively.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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