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For-garðr

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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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

for-garðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

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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