For-prís

Old Norse Dictionary - for-prís

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-prís"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

for-prís
m. (for. word), great praise, honour, Mar. (Fr.), Pass. 35. 3.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛒᚱᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

for.
foreign.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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