Hœfiligr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hœfiligr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hœfiligr" in Norwegian.

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

hœfiligr
hœfiligr, adj. 1) som let kan træffes; neyttihœfiligra höggstaða á þeim Fm. VI,6929. 2) som kan træffe (hœfa 1); vegþá með hœfiligum höggum (mods. ljúg-andi höggum) Kgs. 8516. 19 jvf 8422. 3) passende (jvf hœfa 4 ); ekki skalhér fleira um tala, en þér þikkir hœfi-ligt Flat. I, 46024; var hœfiligt, at hanntœki gjöld fyrir Vatsd. 29 (4617); núfékk þú gótt mark (nl. ved det Hugsom du fik) ok þér hœfiligt Heið. 31(3691); hœfiligr svarer til lat. idoneusAnecd. 163 fg jvf 1525 (205 fg jvf 1919),og maa have samme Betydning Anecd.1411 (1723), uagtet det her gjengiver lat.honestus Anecd. 144 (1713).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᛁᛚᛁᚵᚱ
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.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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