For-þénusta

Old Norse Dictionary - for-þénusta

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

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

for-þénusta
u, f. [Germ. verdienst], merit, mod. eccl., N. T., Vídal.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

N. T.
New Testament.
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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