Forað
Old Norse Dictionary - foraðMeaning of Old Norse word "forað" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
forað Old Norse word can mean:
- forað
- n., in pl. foruð or foröð, mod. foræði, a dangerous place, precipice, abyss, pit; allt er feigs forað, Sl.; elta e-n á forað, Grág. ii. 117, 120, 157, Bs. i. 200, Gg. 15, Gþl. 393, 411, n. G. l. i. 342, Vápn. 8, Blas. 46, Thom. 256, Fsm. 9, 40; fallanda f. (stumbling-block) þresköldr hennar, Edda (Gl.): freq. in mod. usage, a bog, quagmire, morass, esp. in the allit. phrase, fen og foræði, fens and bogs.
- forað
- β. metaph. a dangerous situation; vera í foraði, Fms. ix. 517; kom hann sér í mikit forað, 623. 15; in Post. Luke xvi. 26 is rendered by forað (n. T. djúp).
- forað
- γ. a bugbear, ogre, monster; hann er et mesta forað, Edda 42; Mystus heitir forað, Pr. 472; þú ert et mesta forað, Nj. 176: cp. the saying, foruðin sjásk bezt við, cp. also the Germ. ‘ein fuchs riecht den andern,’ Orkn. 308: in COMPDS, horribly, awfully; foraðs-hár, adj. terribly tall, Fms. iii. 124. foraðs-íllr, adj. abominable, Ísl. ii. 162. foraðs-ligr, adj. awful, Thom. 256. foraðs-veðr, n. abominable weather. Sturl. ii. 50, Bjarn. 54, 56, Post. 656 B. 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛅᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- lit.
- literally.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
Works & Authors cited:
- Blas.
- Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fsm.
- Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
- Gg.
- Grógaldr. (A. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sl.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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