Framan
Old Icelandic Dictionary - framanMeaning of Old Icelandic word "framan" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
framan Old Icelandic word can mean:
- framan
- adv.
- framan
- 1) from (on) the front side; f. at borðinu, to the front of the table; f. á (skipinu), on the fore part (of the ship); á stálhúfuna f., on the front of the steel cap;
- framan
- 2) fyrir f., before, in the front of, with acc. (fyrir f. slána);
- framan
- 3) f. til (= fram til), up to, until; nú líðr til þings f., it drew near to the time of assembly.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛅᛘᛅᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- f.
- feminine.
- acc.
- accusative.
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