Framan-verðr
Old Norse Dictionary - framan-verðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "framan-verðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- framan-verðr
- adj. [cp. Ulf. fram-vairþjis], ‘fore-ward,’ in the front; á framanverðri brekkunni, Fms. vii. 298; nesinu, Eg. 399; framanverðar fylkingar, Fms. vi. 69; um hökuna framanverða, Orkn. 288; í framanvert nefit, Nj. 29.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᛘᛅᚾ-ᚢᛁᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)