Fram-för

Old Norse Dictionary - fram-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "fram-för" (or fram-fǫr) in English.

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

fram-för Old Norse word can mean:

fram-för (fram-fǫr): f. advancing, Fms. iv. 270, Hom. 181: departing from life, Fms. ii. 164, Bs. i. 742, Post. 686 C. 2.

fram-för (fram-fǫr): 2. metaph. progress, freq. in mod. usage.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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