Förla

Old Norse Dictionary - förla

Meaning of Old Norse word "förla" (or fǫrla) in English.

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

förla (fǫrla)
að, to grow faint, weak; ef hann of förlar, if he fails, (the passage is dubious, and something seems left out), K. Þ. K. 42: reflex. to fall into ruin, ef förlask reiðir, svá at um bæta þarf, Gþl. 77; þá mun brátt f. afl ráða-görðar, Sks. 331:—impers., e-m förlask, one grows weak, esp. from age, Krók. 40; in mod. usage, finn eg að augum förlast sýn, I feel my eyes grow dim, Hallgr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, förla may be more accurately written as fǫrla.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pers.
person.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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