Hófliga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hófliga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hófliga" in Norwegian.

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

hófliga: hófliga, adv. 1) med Maadehold og Besin-dighed; lét fram ganga cohortes fyrstseint ok h., slíkt sama gjörði ok C.-, en síðan er -, þá œþa hvárir-tveggja heróp Pr. 35314. 2) passelig, med det rette Maal, = hœfiliga; væriþá h. mikit, ef - Fm. VIII, 37313(jvf &vl); jvf Sturl. II, 14637. 3) tem-melig, i ikke liden Grad; munu þeir núvera h. hræddir Nj. 70 (1058); hanngerir h. vel Flov. 13935.

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚠᛚᛁᚵᛆ
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:

adv.: Adverbium.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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