Forkuðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - forkuðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "forkuðr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

forkuðr
(gen. -kunnar), f. eager desire; e-m er forkúðr á e-u, one desires eagerly; gen., forkunnar, remarkably, exceedingly (forkunnar vænn, mikill).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚴᚢᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.

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