Yrða

forða

sagnorð

Merkingar

að, prop. to ‘forth’ oneself, help oneself forth or forward, esp. to save one’s life, escape danger, with dat.; forða sér, Fms. i. 72, v. 87, Eg. 70, Finnb. 320, Magn. 458; haltú undan ok f. þér, Fb. iii. 407; forða fjörvi, lífi, to save one’s life, Hbl. 12, Fms. vi. 46, Grág. ii. 13: with a double dat., to be ware of a thing, sál mín þér fári f., Pass. 11. 9, 16. 10; but usually, forða sér fyrir e-u, or við e-u.

  1. β.

    hví forðar þú enni hægri hendinni, why withholdest than thy right hand? 623. 17.

  2. II.

    reflex. to shun, escape, avoid, the thing avoided in acc., Fs. 180; forðask fund e-s, to shun one, Eb. 92, Fms. ii. 136; forðask forlögin, Fs. 24; ekki má f. þá (nothing can escape them) hvárki menn né dýr, Fms. i. 9: in pass. sense, Sks. 331 B: absol. to escape, Edda 21, Nj. 43, Fms. x. 290.

Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir

Skammstafanir

prop.
proper, properly.
esp.
especially.
dat.
þágufall (e. dative)
reflex.
reflexive.
acc.
þolfall (e. accusative)
pass.
þolmynd (e. passive)
absol.
absolute, absolutely.

Tilvitnuð rit

Fms.
Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
Eg.
Egils saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga saga. (D. V.)
Magn.
Magnús saga jarls. (E. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók. (E. I.)
Hbl.
Hárbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Pass.
Passíu-sálmar.
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)