Halfna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - halfna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "halfna" in Norwegian.

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

halfna
halfna, v. (að) 1) aftage, formindskes saameget, at der kun er Halvdelen tilbage; þater sögn manna, at halfnat hafi lið Ljót-olfs Svarfd. 2686 &vl; var þá halfnat liðhans Fm. III, 81; er halfnaðir vóruriddarar Leirs Bret. 13 (1629). 2) tage,fuldføre Halvdelen af noget; er þeirhöfðu halfnat sundit Flat. I, 5544.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛚᚠᚿᛆ
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:

fd.
finlandisk.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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