Forða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forða" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

forða: forða, v. (að) 1) flytte, bevæge, m. Dat.forðuðu fingrum ok féngu í snœri Am.44; hvert skulum mér þeim forða (lat.quo eos ducemus) Gyð. 1416 (1 Macc. 3, 50); m. Akk. bað oss þat (bréf) tilyðar forða láta ok fœra DN. VIII,1137. 2) bringe i Sikkerhed for noget,som derved undgaaes; m Dat. forðae-m við röngu orðtaki dvs. afholde enfra utilbørlig Tale, Post. 26721 fg; forðalífi, fjörvi Fm. VI, 4620; Alex. 10619;forða sér OH. 2211; Jomsv. 551. 3) forðast v. r. fare afsted (jvf forða 1),= fara á brott Heilag. I, 68728; forðastí eyðimörk Heilag. II, 4491. 4) forðastv. r. forsvinde, ophøre, = eyðast (&vl)Kgs. 7513. 5) forðast v. r. søge at und-gaa, tage sig i Agt for noget, hvorafman kan have Ulempe, m. Akk. báðuhann meirr forðast konungs reiði ensína Fm. VI, 11110; forðast lög dvs.vogte sig for at rammes af Loven,Grett. 1085; forðast bjargir við e-nvogte sig for ulovligen at yde en Huslyeller anden Hjælp, Grett. 13132; hversu- forðanda er at gjöra svá fyrir-dœmda hluti Æf. 983. 6) forðast v. r.undgaa, undslippe; þeir kunna ok svável á skíðum, at ekki má forðast þá,hvártki menn né dýr Fris. 572; fáirmenn forðuðust banann Stj. 38517.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚦᛆ
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.

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusativ.

c.: Capitel.

Dat.: Dativ.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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