Fórna

Old Norse Dictionary - fórna

Meaning of Old Norse word "fórna" in English.

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

fórna Old Norse word can mean:

fórna: að, to offer, with acc. of the offering, dat. of the person; fórna mér reykelsi, Stj. 431; mörr er fórnaðr, 430. 1 Sam. ii. 16; þá hluti er hann vildi fórna, 410; fórna þik Guði, offer thee to God, 407: to offer as a present, Fms. ix. 450, Al. 96: in mod. usage, with dat. of the offering and the Deity, e. g. fórna Guði bænum sínum.

fórna: 2. the phrase, fórna höndum, to lift the hands to heaven as in prayer, or to wring the hands as in agony; that this phrase was also known to the ancients may be inferred from the compd, fórnar-hendr, f. pl. offering hands, uplifted hands, Magn. 514.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

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