forseti
nafnorðkarlkynfor-seti
a, the myth. name of a heathen god, , where it however seems to mean an umpire or peace-maker, 15.
II. in usage a ‘fore-sitter,’ president, chairman; but in 1793 ( vol. xiii), the chairman is called for-maðr or forstöðu-maðr, as forseti was not then an established word.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- cp.compare.
- mod.modern.
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Gm.Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Fél.Félags-rit.