fórn

See also: forn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fórn, from Proto-Germanic *fōrīniz, from *fōrijaną (whence Icelandic færa (“to move; to bring, offer, give”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fourtn/

  Rhymes: -ourtn

Noun

fórn f (genitive singular fórnar, nominative plural fórnir)

1. offering, sacrifice (something offered in worship)
2. sacrifice (the act of sacrificing something in worship)
3. sacrifice (contribution or service to a goal or cause at a significant personal cost)

Related terms

• fórna (verb)

Anagrams

• frón, Frón