Forstaða
Old Icelandic Dictionary - forstaðaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "forstaða" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- forstaða
- f. shielding, protection; mæla e-m forstöðu (við e-n), to say a good word for one.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛋᛏᛅᚦᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- f.
- feminine.
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