For-ræði

Old Norse Dictionary - for-ræði

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

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

for-ræði Old Norse word can mean:

for-ræði: n.

for-ræði: I. = forráð, management; f. fjár, Gþl. 217: rule, sway, Fms. i. 4, vii. 105, x. 231, xi. 326: esp. as a law term, keeping a goðorð (priesthood); manna-f., Hrafn. 19, Grág., and the Sagas passim, forræðis-maðr, m. = forráðamaðr, n. G. l. i. 151, 152, Barl. passim.

for-ræði: II. [Germ. verrath], treason, mod. and rare. Pass. 16. 6; Mar. 468.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Germ.: German.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

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

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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