Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-ysta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 for-ysta

u, f. (forosta, Fms. ii. 88, Fs. 8, Grág. i. 503, Ísl. ii. 87, 330), mod. forusta [qs. forvista, vi = y]:—headship, leadership, and even used personally a captain, 623. 56, Fms. ii. 88, v. 273, vii. 326, Hkr. ii. 202, v. l., Sturl. i. 759, Mork. 137, 140 (cp. Fms. vii. 25, Hkr. iii. 206), Glúm. 340.

2 for-ysta

COMPDS: forustugeldingr, forystulauss, forustusauðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

for-ysta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
qs.: quasi.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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