For-spá

Old Norse Dictionary - for-spá

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

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

for-spá Old Norse word can mean:

for-spá
1. f. a ‘fore-spaeing’ (Scot.), prophecy, Fms. i. 88, 96, 263, ii. 79, x. 275, Bret. 62, Stj, 202, Bs. ii. 7.
for-spá
2. ð, to prophesy, Thom. 488.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Scot.
Scottish.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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