Fórn
Old Norse Dictionary - fórnMeaning of Old Norse word "fórn" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
fórn Old Norse word can mean:
- fórn
- (fórur, f. pl., Ver. 6), f. offering, [prob. a word of Lat. and eccl. origin, derived from Lat. offerre; after the introduction of Christianity the old heathen word blót (q. v.) became odious, as denoting heathen sacrifice, and is consequently never used in connection with Christian worship; its place being taken by the word fórn]:—a sacrifice in the Jewish sense, and in the Christian sense an offering to God; but it is scarcely ever used in a heathen sense—the passage Fær. 103 is quite peculiar: the phrase, færa fórn, to bring an offering, Stj. passim; Gúð mun sér sjá fórn til handa, 131, passim; brenni-fórn, a burnt offering; dreypi-fórn, a drink offering; synda-fórn, a sin offering, Bible, Vídal. passim: fórnar-blöð, n, the sacrificial blood, Stj. 305, 318; fórnar-brauð, n. and fórnar-hleifr, m. the shew-bread, Stj. 474, 565 (panis propositionis, Vulg.); fórnar-kvikindi, n. a victim, Stj. 430; fórnar-skrín, n. a shrine in which the wafer is kept, Vm. 55; fórnar-söngr, m. the offertory in the Roman Catholic service, 625. 190.
- fórn
- 2. metaph. chiefly in pl. offerings, presents; in this sense it occurs in Am. 5 (a poem not too old for such a word), Fms. ix. 416; ríkar ok fagrar fórnir, Str. 34; fórnar-lauss, adj. not bringing an offering, Al. 172: sing., aldri ætla ek óþarfari fórn færða Sveini konungi, en þetta it vánda höfuð, Mork. 87.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- prob.
- probably.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- adj.
- adjective.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)