Foringi
Old Norse Dictionary - foringi
Meaning of Old Norse word "foringi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- foringi
- a, m., gen. ja, pl. jar, a leader, captain, Fær. 106, Hom. 111, Fs. 57, Vápn. 25, Bs. i. 48, Fms. iv. 147, v. 295; hers-f., liðs-f., a captain of troops; skips-f., a ship’s captain.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)