Hæfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hæfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hæfr" in Norwegian.

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

hæfr
hæfr, adj. 1) brugbar, tjenlig, nyttig;hyggr þau únýt ok til engis hæf Stj.2225; hvervitna sem röng mælikeröldfinnast, vani svá, at ekki sé til þesshæf síðan Landsl. 8, 2927 jvf &vl;16 alnom vaðmáls þess, er hæft er tilklæðis Grg. II, 1397; engu (= til engis)hæfr Fm. II, 12315 (= öngu nýtr Flat.I, 36515); verðr þú trautt hæfr maðraf, ef þú freistar eigi við þá Fm. XI,9418 (Jómsv.* 811); rís upp skyndiligaok seg konungi, úhæft er at dveljaKlm. 53934. 2) antagelig, uforkastelig;þá skal alla grafa í kirkjugarði, erhæfir eru, ok alla þá, er eigi eru úbóta-menn Eids. 1, 5011. 2, 398.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚠᚱ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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