Fortöfra

Old Swedish Dictionary - fortöfra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fortöfra" (or fortøfra) in Swedish.

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

fortöfra (fortøfra): 2) fördröja; hindra. vi fortöfradom lthet at the ey fengo hanom skada giort ATb 200 (1464). - hindra, besvära. thänne himilslike stadhin magh ällir kan nakot thz j sik haffwa, aff hwilko jnnebyggiarene omakas ällir förtöffras (quidquam haberet offensionis) SpV 51. - Jfr oförtöfradher.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

ATb: (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.