For-dæða

Old Norse Dictionary - for-dæða

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

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

for-dæða Old Norse word can mean:

for-dæða: u, f. [for- negative and dáð = an ‘evil-doer,’ cp. Germ. ‘missethat;’ the etym. given in Js. (Gl.) is inadmissible; only used as a law term]:—a witch, sorceress, in the worst sense, N. G. l. i. 70, 342, 351, Ls. 32, Korm. (in a verse), Grett. 108 new Ed.; bölvuð f., accursed witch! Fms. xi. 435.

for-dæða: COMPDS: fordæðumaðr, fordæðuskapr, fordæðuverk.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

etym.: etymology.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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