Dirfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dirfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dirfa" in Norwegian.

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

dirfa: dirfa, v. (fð) gjøre en dristig, indgive hamMod; mikil heimska ok mikillæti dirfirhann ok eggjar til slíkra orðsendingaEl. 796: især: dirfa sik eller dirfast dvs.tiltage sig Mod: dirfast við e-n Fm. IX, 40817; dirfast til e-s dvs. vove noget, Alex. 8821; dirfast at e-u d. s. Mar.7910. 8525; dirfast í rœðu ok spurningumKgs. 25; dirfast m. Inf. Jómsv. 611;Heið. 19 (33116); Fm. VII, 19511; Flat.I, 823; Klm. 6513.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛁᚱᚠᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

Inf.: Infinitv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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