Fyrir-nema
Old Norse Dictionary - fyrir-nema
Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrir-nema"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fyrir-nema
- nam, with acc., f. e-t, to withhold, N. G. l. i. 4, cp. mod. fortaka; f. e-m mál, to deprive one of speech, make one silent, Ls. 57:—chiefly reflex., fyrirnemask e-t, to forbear, N. G. l. i. 579, Gþl. 58, Sturl. i. 2.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛁᚱ-ᚾᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)