For-vitna

Old Norse Dictionary - for-vitna

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

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

for-vitna Old Norse word can mean:

for-vitna: að, to pry into, enquire; f. e-t, Sks. 183 B; f. um e-t, to enquire about, 6, 182 B.

for-vitna: 2. reflex., forvitnask e-t, to enquire, Bret. 94, Fms. i. 147, 252, vii. 258, Eg. 764, Ld. 268: absol., Lv. 15; f. til e-s, id., Fær. 53; f. um e-t, id., Landn. 51, Grett. 96, 160.

for-vitna: 3. impers., e-n forvitnar e-t, or with infin., it makes one curious to know, Fær. 54, Sks. 182 B, Fas. i. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

v.: vide.

impers.: impersonal.

infin.: infinitive.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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