Forsjá

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forsjá

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forsjá" in Norwegian.

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

forsjá: forsjá eller forsjó, f. 1) Forudvidenhed, at man ser noget forud eller førend detsker; mun hann (nl. Gud) eigi tælast ísínni forsjá Elucid. 14212. 2) Forsig- tighed; þessi ætlan er meirr af kappien forsjá Flat. II, 369: má þat helztfirirskipan heita eða forsjó, er maðrhefir áðr firir hugsat ok með sínumsjalfs vilja kosit Barl. 7117. 3) Omsorg som nogen bærer for Sag eller Person.Flat. II, 7427. 12636; Fm. VII, 13428. 4) Raadighed, Styrelse, Vilje der gjør siggjældende i en eller anden Sag; þat skyldiá hans forsjá dvs. det skulde afhænge af hans Vilje (jvf forráð), Flat. I, 13927; A. meðguðs forsjó (= miskunn) biskup Dn.VII, 1028; með guðs miskunn ok páfansforsjá Fm. X, 919. Jvf. Barl. 7014.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᛋᛁᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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