For-staða

Old Norse Dictionary - for-staða

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

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

for-staða Old Norse word can mean:

for-staða: u, f. standing up for one, shielding one, Gþl. 265, Ld. 180, Lv. 4, Orkn. 40; mæla e-m forstöðu, to say a good word for one, Hkr. ii. 147.

for-staða: COMPD: forstöðumaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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