For-standa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-standa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-standa

stóð, (for-stá is freq. in poetry of the 16th century), [for. word: Germ. verstehen]:—to understand, Bs. i. 802.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛋᛏᛅᚾᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

for.
foreign.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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