Dofna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dofna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dofna" in Norwegian.

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

dofna: dofna, v. (að) sløves, tabe sin Kraft ellerRørighed; þeir (eitrormarnir) dofna afnætrkuldanum Stj. 97; dofnaðr í löngumsjúknaði Post. 86323; om et af LegemetsLemmer: Fm. VI, 203; Stj. 29627; omaandelige Evner eller Egenskaber: hvat-leikr dofnar af atferðarleysi Alex.159; om Sjælen: hugrinn dofnar afe-u dvs. ophører at interessere sig fornoget, Brandkr. 6022; om stærk Drik: Kgs. 3812. Upers. dofnar yfir þessu dvs.man giver sig mindre ivrigt af dermed, Band. 1123; Bp. I, 34813; Fld. III, 366.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚮᚠᚿᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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