For-spá
Old Norse Dictionary - for-spá
Meaning of Old Norse word "for-spá"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word for-spá can mean:for-spá
- for-spá
- 1. f. a ‘fore-spaeing’ (Scot.), prophecy, Fms. i. 88, 96, 263, ii. 79, x. 275, Bret. 62, Stj, 202, Bs. ii. 7.
- for-spá
- 2. ð, to prophesy, Thom. 488.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛋᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)