For(e)agte

Old Danish Dictionary - for(e)agte

Meaning of Old Danish word "For(e)agte", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word For(e)agte can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) have til hensigt, tilstræbe; her Sten forachter at komme nw nedher tiil Calmarn (1497). D. Mag. 3. R. II. 21; snyllelieh foreachtendis swo wel Roskilde stadz ok syne tro borgh- eris nytte som høffweskhet. Rosenv,, G1.L. V. 188 (= lat. aduertens. sst, V. 182). — tm. forsætlig; then the goede herrers begeeringe var cen ret forrackt aarsag och forhaling at for- holde boede oss, och at ret schick sehulde icke snart fange syn gang (1580). D. Mag. I. 93. —
  • 2) vænte? haffue wii wor bud hoss Ferdinandis oc forachter hannom nw snarligen igen. Allen, Aktstk. 164. Der synes at skulle læses forvagte, se d. o.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱ(ᚽ)ᛆᚵᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
t.
tysk.
tm.
tillagsmåde (participium).
n.
norsk.

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