For-staða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-staða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-staða

u, f. standing up for one, shielding one, Gþl. 265, Ld. 180, Lv. 4, Orkn. 40; mæla e-m forstöðu, to say a good word for one, Hkr. ii. 147.

2 for-staða

COMPD: forstöðumaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛋᛏᛅᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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