Gæfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gæfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gæfr" in Norwegian.

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

gæfr
gæfr, adj. saadan som man kan synesgodt om, finde Behag i, tjenlig (jvfgefa 7); þat er mér ok gæfast Flat.I, 45734; má þó, at myntin megi tilhjalpa, ef hón vil gæf verða DN.VIII, 13014; var hann gæfr ok góðrviðskiptis Flat. I, 2505; hann var gegnmaðr ok gæfr Grett. 2218; miklu meirrvar nú maðrinn gæfr ok hœgri enfyrr Hrafnk. 2418; hón er gæf viðalþýðu Æf. 85 a68.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛅᚠᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.

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