"forna" meaning in Old Irish

See forna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ɸor.n̪a/
Etymology: Univerbation of for (“on”) + nád (negative relative particle). Etymology templates: {{univ|sga|for|nád|pos2=negative relative particle|t1=on}} Univerbation of for (“on”) + nád (negative relative particle) Head templates: {{head|sga|pronoun form|cat2=relative pronouns}} forna
  1. on whom … not, on which … not
    Sense id: en-forna-sga-pron-BnceLff0 Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish relative pronouns, Old Irish univerbations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 94 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 95 2 3
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