ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Either *ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara, “passage, ford”) or *ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara /⁠fāra⁠/, “danger, risk”) +‎ *ᚹᛁᛊᚨᛉ (*wisaʀ /⁠wīsaʀ⁠/, “wise”) in the weak (or definite) form, equivalent to hypothetical Proto-Germanic *fērawīsô.

Proper noun

ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨ (farauisa /Farawīsā or Fārawīsā/) m

  1. a male given name
    • 440-560, Zealand-II bracteate (KJ127)[1]
      ᚺᚨᚱᛁᚢᚺᚨᚺᚨᛁᛏᛁᚲᚨ ᛬ ᚠᚨᚱᚨᚢᛁᛋᚨ ᛬ ᚷᛁᛒᚢᚨᚢᚽᚨ ᛬ ᛏᛏᛏ
      /Hariūhā haitē’ka, Fārawīsā. Gibu auja. ttt/
      Hariūhā I am called, Danger-knower. I give good fortune. Tew, Tew, Tew!
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