Forsæti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forsæti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forsæti" in Norwegian.

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

forsæti: forsæti, n. Bænk som staar foran Bordeteller ved dets fra Væggen fjerneste Side.Nj. 137 (2206); Fm. V, 33214; þá erek var heima -, þá sátu aðrir optarrá forsætum fyrir mér, en svá at mérværi skipat á forsæti fyrir öðrummönnum Konr. 5224 fg; forsæti vórufyrir endilöngum bekk hvárumtveggjaSturl. II, 15719; spyrr, hverr sá sélokkamaðrinn, sem sitr á forsæti ábekk Þorgils Sturl. I, 1818 jvf 1636 fg.1816; eptir þat fóru borð fram, ok ersetit þröngt á bekkjum ok forsætumSturl. I, 1712.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᛋᛅᛏᛁ
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:

fg.: følgende.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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