Fors

Old Swedish Dictionary - fors

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fors" in Swedish.

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

fors
fors. " theris fää aff ingos by gaar öffuer forsedh om somaren" Svartb 481 (1464). - bildl. thins fors lustelikhet (felöversättn; jfr Lat. torrens tuæ volupatis) opfyllir them mz osighelike glädhi SpV 490. - Jfr laxa-, stena-fors.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • sg.
  • med art. forsedh? Svartb 481 (1464)

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

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Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
Svartb
och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.
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