Forað

Old Norse Dictionary - forað

Meaning 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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