For-seti

Old Norse Dictionary - for-seti

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

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

for-seti Old Norse word can mean:

for-seti: a, m. the myth. name of a heathen god, Edda, where it however seems to mean an umpire or peace-maker, cp. Gm. 15.

for-seti: II. in mod. usage a ‘fore-sitter,’ president, chairman; but in 1793 (Fél. vol. xiii), the chairman is called for-maðr or forstöðu-maðr, as forseti was not then an established word.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Fél.: Félags-rit.

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