Forve

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forve

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forve" in Norwegian.

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

forve
forve, s.? þat (nl. det vanskabte Foster)skal á forve fœra ok reyra þar, erhvárki gengr yfir menn né fénaðr, þater forve hins ílla (nl. Fandens?) Borg.1, 16 fg. 3, 16 fgg. et HE. I, 71 gjorteForsøg paa at forklare Udtrykket fœraá forve synes ikke heldigt; og tvilsomtsynes det, om der ved forve kan for-staaes det samme som betegnes ved flœð-armál Gul. 234; jvf Landn. 2, 19(11710). Soph. Bugge i Arkiv for nor-disk Filologi II, 211 fg antager Ordetfor at være sammensat af for og vé,saa at det har Betydning af et vanhel-ligt eller til onde Magter indviet Sted.

Part of speech: s

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚠᚽ
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.
fgg.
følgende (om flere).
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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