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Forseti

[ fawr-set-ee ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Forseti1

< Old Norse: literally, one who presides; compare Frisian Fositesland name for Helgoland
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Example Sentences

The Viking Forseti was docked on the Garonne River on the Quai des Chartrons where much Bordeaux life and leisure takes place.

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.

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.

Within was Forseti, god of justice, holding the scales.

There Forseti dwells throughout all time, and every strife allays.

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