For-vista

Old Norse Dictionary - for-vista

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-vista"

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

for-vista
n, f. = forysta (forvist, Fms. vii. 25). Eb. 142, Fms. x. 273.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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