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Rh one has undertaken to do, in as: hit [‘it’] cam’ till a f., a puir [‘poor’] f., it did not succeed, did not turn out well.  has arisen through mingling of fǫr,, an expedition; journey, and ferð,, in same sense. $1$, and, , and the use of these words (“hit cam’ til a ”, ).

for-døn [fɔrdøn·], and , bewitched, cursed, burdensome or heavy; he took a f.-d. skate (an uncommonly heavy ray) upo de tap [‘top’] o’ dat, =  done, — From an old forgerðr (-gjörðr), fyrirgerðr,, bewitched; fyrirgera,, to bewitch; forgjørdur, forgjord, and, = forgjort, bewitched.

foren [fōrən],, gone away; set off; now only in phrases, such as: Foo [‘how’]’s du f.? what luck have you had (on your journey)? I’m f. ower weel [‘very well’], I have fared very well. farinn, of fara,, to fare; travel.  and , , and $2$,

forgeng [fōrgæŋ] and forgenger [fōr··gæŋ(g)·ər],, a foreboding; vision; a supernatural appearance of a person, portending this person’s death (one’s wraith). *forgang- or foreboding. See ness,, under ,
 * fyrirgang-;  fyreferd,, a

forhelma, fore-h. [fōr·hæl·ma], , a patch of grassy stubble (helma), the grass of which has not been eaten by the cattle., Also [fōr·hælm·]. In similar sense as in, “, fore [fōr]” is found in and  in a) “-girs, fore-girs [-‘grass’]”, permanent grass-field for a favourite animal; b) “-lay, fore-lay”, separated piece of pasture, lying fallow; fal''- low; e) fore-stubble = . “fore” is found in meanings by which the prefix can be explained,  to Jam.: “still remaining”, “saved as a stock”, ; but none of the given, used in  — nor corresponding ones, — are mentioned in Jam. For the second part in  see $1$,

fori [fōri],, a poor sesultresult [sic] of an errand or of something one has undertaken to do, in as: hit [‘it’] cam’ till a f.. fǫr,, an expedition; journey; fora,, a journey there and back. the use of $h$ ($n$, ),

fork [få‘rk],, to work eagerly without progress, to f. in or atill (intill) onyting [‘into something’]. . Doubtless to raise or move (as with a fork). forka, , to pole; fork,, in partly in a  sense ( from ): to look out or search for anything.

forken, forkon [fȯ‘rkən (fɔ̇‘rkən), fə‘rkən],, 1) desirous; greedy, for food, dainty, for meat (food), for fish;  [: fə‘rkən; otherwise more : fȯ‘rkən]; also [fjȯ‘rkən (fjə‘rkɩn)] (: fjə‘rkɩn), which easily assimilates to, , . [fȯ‘rkən] is reported from in sense of voracious. 2) appetizing, making one’s mouth water; see , — forkunni and forkunna,, eager to learn; inquiring; forkunn, fårken (fårkån),, also delicious; savoury; forkunnigur,, applied to food: delicious; eagerly longed for.

forken (forkon)-met [fȯ‘r··kənmɛt·, fɔ̇‘r··kən-],, delicious, savoury food. . *forkunn(ar)-matr, from forkuðr (forkunnr),, eagerness; inclination; longing. forkunnmat, 13