For-smán

Old Norse Dictionary - for-smán

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

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

for-smán
f. disgrace, H. E. i. 497, Ann. 1394, (now freq.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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