For-akta

Old Norse Dictionary - for-akta

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-akta" in English.

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

for-akta
að, [Germ. verachten], to despise, scorn, (mod. word.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

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