Forr
Old Norse Dictionary - forr
Meaning of Old Norse word "forr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- forr
- adj. forward; of sljór eðr of forr, too slow or too forward, Thom. 279:—haughty, forr ok framhvass, 180; harðla forr, ef nökkut reis við, id.:—as adv. quickly, vinna fort, to work eagerly, Bs. ii. 93; snúast fort, to whirl (as a wheel or a spindle), 443 (in a verse): the mod. phrase, fara fort (of fort) í e-t, to go too far (too keenly) into a thing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)