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in witchcraft;
-frœði, f. ancient lore, witchcraft.
for-njósn,f. foresight(-njósnaraugu).
forn-konungr, m. ancient king;
-kveðinn, pp. said of old; hit -kveðna, the old saw;
-kvæði, n. old poem;
-ligr, a. old-looking, old-fashioned; fornlig fræði, old lore;
-maðr, m. man of the olden time;
-mæli, n. old saw;
-mæltr, pp. = forn-kveðinn;
-orðr, a. swearing;
-saga, f. old (mythical) tale;
-skáld, n. ancient scald;
-spjöll, n. pl. old lore;
-spurðr, pp., gera e-n fornspurðan at e-u, to do a thing without asking one's leave;
-tíðindi, n. pl. old tales;
-vinr, m. old friend;
-yrði, n. old saw.
for-ráð, n. (1) management, superintendent; (2) administration, guardianship;
-ráðandi (pl. -endr), m. overseer, manager.
forráða-maðr, forráðs-maðr, m. manager, head man; -maðr á skipi, captain of a ship.
for-ríkr, a. exceedingly rich.
for-ræði, n. = for-ráð,
fors, n. vehemence, wrath.
fors (pl. -ar), m. waterfall.
for-sát, f. ambush;
-senda, f. dangerous mission.
-sending, f. dangerous mission.
fors-fall, n. torrent.
fors-fullr, a. wrathful, vehement.
for-sjá or -sjó, foresight, prevision.
forsjá-lauss, a. (1) improvident; (2) helpless;
-leysi, n. want of foresight;
-liga, adv. with foresight, prudently;
-ligr, a. prudent.
for-sjáll, a. prudent, foresighted.
forsjá-maðr, m. overseer, manager.
for-skáli, m. ante-chamber, entrance-hall;
-skepti, n. handle of a hammer or axe;
-sköp, n. pl. ill fate;
-smá (-smái, -smáða , -smáðr), v. to despise;
-smán, f. disgrace;
-smiðr, m. master-smith;
-spá, f. prophecy;
-spár, a. foreseeing, prophesying;
-spell, n. heavy loss;
-staða, f. shielding, protection; mæla e-m forstöðu (við e-n), to say a good word for one;
-stjóri, m. overseer, leader;
-stjórn, f. rule, management.
forstjórnar-maðr, m. manager.
for-stoð, f. = forstaða;
-stofa, f. = -skáli;
-stórr, a. exceeding tall;
-streymis, adv. down stream, opp. to 'andstreymis';
-sýn, f. foreboding;
-sýnn, a. (1) foresighted; (2) second sighted;
-sæti, n. front bench;
-sœla, f. shade (from the sun);
-sögn, f. (1) prophecy,(2) superintendence;(3) dictation, instruction (eptir hinna vitrustu manna forsögn).
for-taka, v. to deny;
fortaks-orð, n. word of contradiction.
for-tjald, n. curtain, bed-curtain;
-tolur, f. pl. persuasion(s), representations;
-vaði, m. a ford before a projecting cliff;
-veðjaðr, pp. forfeited;
-verari, m. forebear, predecessor;
-verk, n. (1) work done in another's service; (2) harvest of hay; (3) hireling's work; gera ekki forverkum við e-n, not to treat one meanly.
forverks-lítill, a. able to do but little forverk:
-maðr, m. able workman.
for-viða, a. indecl. overcome in a fight;
-viðris, adv. before the wind;
-vindis, adv. before the wind;
-virki, n. = -verk (1);
-vist, f. management;
-vista, f. management;
-vitinn, a. curious;
-vitna (að), v. to pry into, enquire about (forvitna e-t or um e-t); refl., forvitnast e-t, um e-t, til e-s, to enquire about; impers., e-n forvitnar e-t, one is curious to know;
-vitni, f. curiosity;
-vitri, a. very wise;
-yflast (d), v. refl. to shrink from (e-s);
-ynja, f. appearance, foreboding;
-ysta, f. headship, leadership.
forystu-geldingr, m. = forystusauðr
-lauss, a. unprotected;
-sauðr, m. bell-weather.
for-þokki, m. dislike.
-þykkja, f. dislike.
foss (pl. -ar), m. waterfall = fors.
fóa, f. she-fox.
fóarn, n. gizzard.
fóðr, n. fodder, foddering.
fóðra (að), (1) to fodder, feed; (2) to fur or line (a garment).
fóðr-lauss, a. (1) fodderless; (2) unlined.
fól, n., fóli, m. fool.
fólk, n. (1) folk, people; (2) the people of a household; (3) kinsfolk; (4) host; (5) battle (poet.).

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