For-ræði
Old Norse Dictionary - for-ræði
Meaning of Old Norse word "for-ræði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word for-ræði can mean:for-ræði
- for-ræði
- n.
- for-ræði
- I. = forráð, management; f. fjár, Gþl. 217: rule, sway, Fms. i. 4, vii. 105, x. 231, xi. 326: esp. as a law term, keeping a goðorð (priesthood); manna-f., Hrafn. 19, Grág., and the Sagas passim, forræðis-maðr, m. = forráðamaðr, n. G. l. i. 151, 152, Barl. passim.
- for-ræði
- II. [Germ. verrath], treason, mod. and rare. Pass. 16. 6; Mar. 468.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚱᛅᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- Germ.
- German.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.