Framan

Old Icelandic Dictionary - framan

Meaning 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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