Forviða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forviða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forviða" in Norwegian.

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

forviða
forviða, adj. underlegen saa at man ikkekan holde Stand, men maa vige for sinModstander. Nj. 140 (2288). 146 (24620);Bárð. 4315; Sturl. II, 2243; verða Róm-verjar þó nökkut forviða, ok hopaundan á einn hól ok tóku þaðan viðröskliga Pr. 1509; þóttist hann í fyrstuforviða verða, en þess at fastari þóttisthann fyrir verða, sem þeir höfðu lengratgengizt Sturl. II, 18822.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚠᛁᚦᛆ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.

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