For-skáli

Old Norse Dictionary - for-skáli

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

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

for-skáli
a, m. an ante-chamber, lobby, Dropl. 28, Bs. i. 451, Sturl. ii. 173, iii. 193.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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