For-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-faðir

m. a forefather, Stj. 124; chiefly in pl., Edda (pref.), Stj. 128, freq. in mod. use:—eccl. a predecessor, H. E. i. 514, 655 xxxii. 2.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚠᛅᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
eccl
ecclesiastical.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
pref.
preface.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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