Erfiði

Old Norwegian Dictionary - erfiði

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "erfiði" in Norwegian.

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

erfiði: erfiði, n. (ogsaa: erfaði) 1) Møie, Besvær, Anstrengelse; höfum erfiði ok ekki erendiHjörv. 5; jvf Hamh. 10; víl ok erfiðiHárb. 58; kvóðust haft hafa mikit erfiðiok ekki á leið komit OH. 1878 (Flat.II, 31919); koma til hvíldar eptir erfiðisítt Flat. II, 35333; mœta mörgu erfiðiBp. I, 74225. 2) Arbeide, Gjerning, For-retning. Stj. 24717; taki sá prestr (leg-kaup), er erfaði drýgði til Eids. I, 4811;verkmenn þeir, er upphald veita öllumlýð í sínu erfaði Elucid. 1273; fyllaerfiði dvs. udføre Arbeide, Mar. 115812.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚱᚠᛁᚦᛁ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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