Ef

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ef

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ef" in Norwegian.

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

ef
ef eller if, conj. 1) dersom, hvis, om (foranbetingende Sætninger). Elucid. 1133;Hm. 116; Gul. 259; Fm. VII, 319. 2) om (foran objektive Spørgesætninger)= hvárt 1. Hm. 109; Vafþr. 6; Heilag.I, 56837; Eg. 46 (9122). 3) = er som Relativ: mundi sá nú hafa hlaupit íbraut frá þér, ef eigi væri jafnvel hugaðrsem ek em Nj. 152 (2646); sá ef þatsáttmál ryfi -, skal slíku fyrir svarasem sá - DN. I, 3148.

Part of speech: conj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚠ
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:

conj.
Conjuntion.
m.
Masculin.

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