Færa

Old Norse Dictionary - færa

Meaning of Old Norse word "færa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

færa Old Norse word can mean:

færa
1. ð, [from fár, n., different from the following word, having á as root vowel], to slight, taunt one, with dat.; ok færa þeim eigi í orðum né verkum, offend them not in words nor acts, Hom. 57: mod., færa at e-m, id.
færa
2. ð, [i. e. fœra, a tranS. verb formed from the pret. of fara, fór; not in Ulf.; A. S. fergan or ferjan; Engl. to ferry; Germ. führen; Dan. före; Swed. föra]:—to bring; a very freq. word, as the Germ. and Saxon ‘bring’ was unknown in the old Scandin., as in mod. Icel.; the Dan. bringe and Swed. bringa are mod. and borrowed from Germ.; færa fé til skips, D. I..)">Nj. 4; færa barn til skírnar, K. Þ. K. 2 passim; ef Þorvaldr væri færandi þangat, if Th. could be carried thither, Sturl. i. 157.
færa
2. to bring, present; hafði Þórólfr heim marga dýrgripi ok færði föður sínum ok móður, D. I..)">Eg. 4; þér munut f. mér höfuð hans, 86; færa e-m höfuð sitt, to surrender to one, FmS. x. 261; færa fórn, to bring offerings, Stj. passim; færa tak, to offer, give bail,l. 122: the phrase, koma færandi hendi, to come with bringing hand, i. e. to bring gifts.
færa
3. phrases, færa ómaga á hendr e-m, of forced alimentation, Grág. Ó. Þ. passim; færa til þýfðar, to bring an action for theft, Grág. i. 429; færa e-t til sanns vegar, to make a thing right, assert the truth of it, 655 xxviii. 2; færa alla hluti til betra vegar, to turn all things to the best account; þat er gjörtæki, ok færir til meira máls, and leads to a more serious case, Grág. i. 429, v. l.; færa til bana, to put to death, Rb. 398; færa í hljóðmæli, to hush up, D. I..)">Nj. 51; færa í útlegð, to bring to outlawry, banish, Rb. 414; færa til Kristni, to bring to Christ, convert, FmS. xi. 408; færa sik í ætt, to vindicate one’s kinship (by a gallant deed), Sturl. ii. 197; er þú færðir þik með skörungskap í þína ætt, shewed thee to be worthy of thy friends, Glúm. 338.
færa
4. special usages; færa frá, to wean lambs in the spring, Vm. 13, hence frá-færur, q. v.; færa e-n af baki, to throw one, of a horse, Grág. ii. 95: færa niðr korn, sæði, to put down corn, seed, i. e. to sow, D. I..)">Nj. 169; tiu sáld niðr færð, Vm. 55; sálds sæði niðr fært, D. I. i. 476, Orkn. 462; færa e-n niðr, to keep one under, in swimming, Ld. 168; færa upp, to lift up, D. I..)">Nj. 19: færa upp, a cooking term, to take out the meat (of the kettle), 247; færa í sundr, to split asunder, Grett. 151 (of logs); færa til, to adduce as a reason; færa við bakið (síðuna, etc.), to present the back (side, etc.) to a blow, FmS. vi. 15, Korm. 6; færa e-n fram, to maintain, feed, Grág. passim; færa fram, to utter, pronounce, Skálda 178; as a law term, to produce (færa fram sókn, vörn), Grág. passim; færa fé á vetr, to bring sheep to winter, i. e. keep them in fold, Grág. ch. 224; færa e-t á hendr e-m, to charge one with a thing, 656 A. 1. 3; færa skömm at e-m, to sneer at one, D. I..)">Eg. 210; færa á e-n, to mock one, FmS. v. 90, but see færa (from fár); færa e-t saman, to bring a thing about, Sturl. i. 139 C; færa kvæði, to deliver a poem, Ld. 114, Landn. 197, 199.
færa
5. to remove, change; færa kirkju, to remove a church, in rebuilding it, K. Þ. K. 38, cp. Eb. fine; færa bein, Bjarn. 19, Lat. translatio; færa mark, to change the mark on cattle, Grág. i. 416; færa landsmerki, to remove the landmarks, ii. 219: metaph., færa til rétts máls, to turn into plain language, viz. into prose, Edda 126; færa heimili sitt, to change one’s abode, Grág. i. 146; færa út búðarveggi, to enlarge the walls, Ísl. ii. 293.
færa
II. reflex. to bring, carry oneself; hann gat færsk þar at, he dragged himself thither, FmS. vi. 15; færask við, to strain, exert oneself, D. I..)">Eg. 233; færask í aukana, to strive with might and main, vide auki; færask at, to bestir oneself, FmS. vii. 243; mega ekki at færask, to be unable to do anything, 220, 265; svá hræddir, at þeir máttu ekki at f., so frightened that they could do nothing, 655 xxvii. 22; færask e-t ór fangi, to withhold from, vide fang; færask undan, to withhold; færa undan sökum, to plead not guilty, FmS. xi. 251; bera járn at færask undan, to carry iron (as an ordeal) in order to quit oneself, v. 307; færask á fætr, to grow up, Ld. 54; aldr færisk (passes) e-n, one grows up, FS. 3, Rb. 346; tvímælit færisk af, is removed, Lv. 52.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
pret.
preterite.
S.
Saga.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed.
Swedish.
trans.
transitive.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
ch.
chapter.
etc.
et cetera.
q. v.
quod vide.
s. v.
sub voce.
cp.
compare.
Lat.
Latin.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
viz.
namely.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
D. I.
Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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