Gæfuvanr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gæfuvanr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gæfuvanr" in Norwegian.

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

gæfuvanr
gæfuvanr, adj. manglende Lykke, som fal-tes Lykke; gæfuvant er til slíkra dvs. tilsaadanne Foretagender har man ingenLykke, Vallalj. 619.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛅᚠᚢᚠᛆᚿᚱ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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