Hefða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hefða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hefða" in Norwegian.

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

hefða: hefða, v. (að) 1) sætte, holde sig i Besiddelseaf noget; hann hafði honum þat ranglegaaf hefðat dvs. uretteligen skilt ham af der-med ved selv at tilegne sig og beholde det, DN. II, 57711; ekki fyl(g)di hann meirrhældr at þeim gamlæ merkrsteinom,hafði þá Griótgar(ðr) hæfðæt ok plœktbrott af Áslake 5 stanga akr DN.XII, 10729. 2) ved langvarig Besiddelseerhverve sig Ret til noget; ek á hanaok fyrir þann skuld, at ek hefir hanahefðat mér, því at hana hefir ek haftum þrjátigi ára Mar. 97312; lögleysureru í móti kirkjunni svá sem hefð-aðar Thom. 32529.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚠᚦᛆ
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:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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