For-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-garðr

m. a ‘fore-yard,’ the fore-court of a house, Fsm. 2, 3: the metaph. phrase, vera á forgörðum (mod. fara að forgörðum), of stores, to go out of doors, i. e. to be wasted and squandered, Fas. iii. 51.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚴᛅᚱᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

i. e.: id est.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

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