Forn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - forn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "forn" in English.

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

forn Old Icelandic word can mean:

forn
a.
forn
1) old (f. vinátta, f. mjóðr);
forn
2) ancient; fornir menn, the men of old; f. siðr, the old (heathen) custom, religion; f. átrúnaðr, the old creed, heathenism; f. í skapi, inclined to old, or heathen, ways; hann var f. mjök, he was a great wizard; at fornu, til, forna, formerly, in times fast.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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