For-nám

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-nám

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-nám

n. an obstacle, Bs. ii. 106, 179:—the haft on the hilt (nema fyrir), Stj. 383. Judges iii. 16, 22.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚾᛅᛘ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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