Fyrir-muna
Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-muna
Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-muna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fyrir-muna
- pres. -man, pret. -mundi, in mod. usage -að, (-munar, -munaði, -munað):—to grudge one a thing; f. e-m e-s, eigi er þat satt, at ek fyrirmuna þér viðarins, Ld. 318; ek fyrirman ekki Þorgilsi þessarar ferðar, 258, Fms. vi. 59, x. 110, Grett. 159 new Ed., Fas. i. 205, Orkn. 24, Fs. 68, Ó. H. 61: with infin., Sks. 554.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᛘᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- infin.
- infinitive.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)