Forvörðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - forvörðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "forvörðr" (or forvǫrðr) in Norwegian.

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

forvörðr (forvǫrðr)
forvörðr, m. Bestemmelse om hvorledes derskal forholdes med en Sag; meðr öllumforvörð ok skilmála sem segir DN.II, 29820. Jvf. fororð, fornorðr.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, forvörðr may be more accurately written as forvǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚠᚯᚱᚦᚱ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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