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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

1 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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

for-faðir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

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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