Foröfra

Old Swedish Dictionary - foröfra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "foröfra" (or forøfra) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

foröfra (forøfra)
få över, förvärva, förskaffa sig. hwad han haffwr för öffradh af sin gambla tiänest BSH 5: 304 (1508).

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so foröfra may have also been written as forøfra

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • för- )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚯᚠᚱᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
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