Forseti
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Forseti
< Old Norse: literally, one who presides; compare Frisian Fositesland name for Helgoland
Example Sentences
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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
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 Project Gutenberg
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 Project Gutenberg
Within was Forseti, god of justice, holding the scales.
From Project Gutenberg
There Forseti dwells throughout all time, and every strife allays.
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