Ifa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ifa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ifa" in Norwegian.

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

ifa
ifa, v. (að) tvile, være i Uvished, =efa; engi ifar þat, at - Fm. X,3198; ifar þú nakkvat um þat, at- OH. 1968; jvf Flat. II, 32214; efmaðr ifar um, hvárt maðr sé réttr íkviðum Grg. I, 16114; jvf OH. 19522;ef nökkurir ifa um þessa jartegn Mar.8431; ogsaa ifa of e-t Leif. 12318. 1245;ifast, v. r. d. s. ifaðist í hug sínum,með hverjum hætti þetta vildi verðaStr. 6918; í því þarf eigi ifast, at -Kgs. 17322 jvf Barl. 342; ifumst ekekki í, at - dvs. jeg er ikke i Tvil om,jeg er vis paa, at - Barl. 342; SE. I, 2065; ifast e-s dvs. gjøre sig Betæn-keligheder med Hensyn til noget, somman har lovet: ef sá ifast ráða (som skyldu takast Grág. 15922), er sér hefirkono festa eller konona hefir fastnatGrág. 15815. 1602 (Grg. I, 3225. 338).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚠᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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