Athvarf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - athvarf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "athvarf" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

athvarf: athvarf, n. 1) Vigen til Side (jvf afhvarf);vildi hann gera honum nökkut athvarfdvs. give sig af, i Samtale med ham, Bp.I, 801; s. gerði at athvarfi (dvs. gav sigi Samtale) við sendimenn Knúts OH.131 (jvf Flat. II, 20029). 2) Vidunder,Spektakel, som Menneskene løbe afstedfor at se; verði rangsnúnir sporar mérá fœtr settir - - en ek sjalfr hafðrat athvarfi Klm. 239.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛏᚼᚠᛆᚱᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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