Forsmå

Old Danish Dictionary - forsmå

Meaning of Old Danish word "Forsmå", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Forsmå can mean:

  • go.
  • 1) gøre mindre, ringere; mynten vorder forarget oc forsmaaet. Hvitf. IV. 672 = forargaf och forsmadh. Dipl. Norveg. VIII. 352. —
  • 2) vise ringeagt, ringe- agte; Agar forsmode sin fryæ. Gl. D. Bib. 1. Msb. 16.8; thu hawer saa saare meg forsmad at tage meg Blantz- eflor saa fraa. Romant. Digtn. II. 387; thu hawer mec son sore for- smod, at thu vilt nw mik komme ther till at elske then man, ther iech eyvill. sst. II. 167 = smodh. sst. I 39; Hx. Michael. 144; i vanhedre oc forsmaa mig, Chr. Pedersen. I. 318; det duer aldelis inted, at mand forsmaar en fattig, som er forstandig, oc ærer. en wgudelig, som er rig. Jes. Sir. 10.26 (1550, 1647); aff saa- dan tale 'bleft Hagbart såå frimodig, at hand forsmaade all den store vaade, som hannem offuer hoffuet hengde. Vedel, Saxo. 147. — 38) være for ringe; ethers fredag at fasthæ mwnæ ether forsmaa. Hr. Michael. 53; dan-kongen hand lod sig icke forsmaa, hand Jader sin ganger effter Toulil gaa Grundtv., Folkev. III. 46b. Smgn. isl. fyrirsmå; Sch. u. L.: vor-sman.

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

Abbreviations used:

go.
gærningsord (verbum).
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
g.
grad (gradus).
t.
tysk.
isl.
islandsk.
n.
norsk.
nt.
nedertysk.
æ.
ældre.

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