For-veðja

Old Norse Dictionary - for-veðja

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

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

for-veðja
or for-veði, adj. a law term, forfeitable or forfeited, Vm. 16, Grág. ii. 234, N. G. L. i. 27 (Js. 124), 391.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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