Fœrr

fœrr

fœrr, adj. 1) i Stand til at reise, komme fremeller afsted (fara). Sturl. II, 1915; frelsi munek gefa þér ok fé þat, at þú sér fœrr,hvert er þú vill Laxd. 15 (2823), tók hannfellisótt þá, er hann var hvergi fœrr OH.1282; jvf Eg. 17 (4913); hann kemstyfir ána, ok er hann vel fœrr Eg. 20(385), vóru þeir allra manna bezt fœrirbæði á fœti ok á skíðum, svá ok íkaupförum vóru þeir hvatfœrri enaðrir menn Eg. 18 (3311); skildu þeirþá við hann - allir þeir, er honumþóttu eigi fœrir með sér dvs. alle derforekom ham ude af Stand til at fare med ham, Sturl. II, 615. 2) saadan, at man der, dermed, eller under disse Om-stændigheder kan komme frem; skal sváalla vegu bœta, at fœrir sé bæði atrenna ok at ríða Landsl. 7, 45; kallaskip fœrt, úfœrt Gul. 310; hjuggusvá (skipin), at ekki var fœrt Eg.25 (504 jvf 16); Petlandsfjörðr var eigifœrr Flat. I, 22718; at fœru veðriLandsl. 1, 105; jvf Sturl. II, 13937;maðr skal fá konu sínni reiðskjótaþann, er fœrr sé Grg. II, 481 jvf I,5917; upers. e-m er fœrt OH. 5334.18624; Sturl. II, 19613; at hann skylieigi eiga fœrt út hingat dvs. at hanaldrig mere skal kunne komme tilbage til Island, Grg. I, 10926. 3) i Stand,dygtig til noget, (til e-s) Nj. 135 (21510);OH. 1398. 21325; Flat. I, 28612. II,23824.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚱᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

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• Old Icelandic - Geir Zoëga's Dictionary