Fram-för
Old Norse Dictionary - fram-för
Meaning of Old Norse word "fram-för" (or fram-fǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fram-för can mean:fram-för
- fram-för (fram-fǫr)
- f. advancing, Fms. iv. 270, Hom. 181: departing from life, Fms. ii. 164, Bs. i. 742, Post. 686 C. 2.
- fram-för (fram-fǫr)
- 2. metaph. progress, freq. in mod. usage.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fram-för may be more accurately written as fram-fǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᛘ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)