Forseti
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Forseti
< Old Norse: literally, one who presides; compare Frisian Fositesland name for Helgoland
Example Sentences
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I was taking a seven-day cruise via Los Angeles-based Viking River Cruises and its 190-passenger luxury longship called the Forseti.
From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2015
The Viking Forseti was docked on the Garonne River on the Quai des Chartrons where much Bordeaux life and leisure takes place.
From Washington Times • Aug. 28, 2015
Within was Forseti, god of justice, holding the scales.
From Northland Heroes by Holbrook, Florence
According to northern mythology, Forseti, a son of Balder and Nanna, the god of justice, had a temple on the island, which was subsequently destroyed by St Ludger.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
The corresponding deity of the North was Forseti, who patiently listened to both sides of a question ere he, too, promulgated his impartial and irrevocable sentence.
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
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