Kafa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kafa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kafa" in Norwegian.

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

kafa: kafa, v. (að) dukke ned i Vandet, svømmeunder dets Overflade. Stj. 7530; Fbr.10032; Kgs. 28 &vl 39 &vl; Flat. I,49423; Grett. 12915; Eg. 30 (6117); Fld.II, 49215; kafast, v. r. d. s. Byl. 9, 206;Kgs. 283; kafa upp = koma or kafiupp (Stj. 24914) Stj. 24922; hinir svört-ustu andar köfuðu upp af undirdjúp-inu - ok ætluðu at taka mik Æf.1013.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚠᛆ
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.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.