Karfafótr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - karfafótr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "karfafótr" in Norwegian.

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

karfafótr
karfafótr, m. Fod at staa paa, der ikke ersikrere eller stødigere end et slingrendeFartøi (karfi); þat hygg ek, at í kveldmuni konungrinn hafa fengit oss karfa-fótinn dvs. give os saa meget at drikke, at vi ikke ere sikre paa Foden, OH. 7215(Flat. II, 8719).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚱᚠᛆᚠᚮᛏᚱ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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