Hverfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hverfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hverfa" in Norwegian.

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

hverfa
hverfa, f. har ligesom Folkesprogets hverv,kverv i Lighed med sv. hvarf væretFællesnavn for de Flyndrearter, somhave Øinene paa Hovedets venstre, for-kjerte Side, og som derfor paa Sønd-møre og i Nordland kaldes Rangflyndre, = lat. rhombus, hvortil blandt andrehøre Pigvar, Sletvar; forekommer i sand-hverfa.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᚽᚱᚠᛆ
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:

a.
accusativ.
f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
v.
Verbum.

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