For-stjórn

Old Norse Dictionary - for-stjórn

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

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

for-stjórn
f. rule, management, Fms. viii. 5. forstjórnar-maðr, m. a manager, Glúm. 360.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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