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, n. Tvil, = if; ef er á e-u dvs. der er Tvil om noget, Barl. 7513; JKr. 133.2043; e-t er ekki til efs dvs. noget er utvilsomt, Fm. VI, 16617; Ljósv. 663; útanef dvs. uden Tvil, utvilsomt, Fm. VII,3723; útan ef (dvs. forvisset om), at eigiskal vili bresta í þvílíku, sem vér megomDn. VIII, 11511; þörf vinnr munk atsofa eina stund nætr, ef hann er útanef orrustunnar dvs. dersom han ved, at orrosta forestaar? Heilag. II, 63128;sór hón undir efi (dvs. idet hun sagde, athun ikke var vis paa), hvárt hón varhjá eðr eigi Dn. VII, 10226.

Part of speech: n

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:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.