Kœfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kœfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kœfa" in Norwegian.

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

kœfa
kœfa, v. (fð) 1) kvæle en ved at hindrehans Aandedræt, = kvæfa,kefja (jvf kóf og Folkespr. kjöva, kovna Aasen361 a5. 383 b55); hann kiæfir hann okdrepr með öllu Stj. 966; þeir skyldu- - eta eigi þat, er hrátt var, eðadrekka blóð, ok eigi nýta þat, er sviddalægi, eða þat, er kafnaði nökkurs kostar- -; þeir bönnuðu þat, er kryrkt eðakiæft væri (jvf Ap. Gj. 15, 29) Post.24517–25; þeir hafa marga menn brentinni ok marga menn saklausa fátœkjainni kœft í reyk Sturl. II, 22736; vildukœfa hann í lauginni Fld. I, 37714. 2) slukke, = slökkva; kippir ofan kol-unni ok kœfir = slökkvir Gísl. 2914.11321) ljósit Gísl. 2916; fig. hann hneigiróvarliga sítt höfuð til holdligrar ástar-svá at náliga kiefist (kæfist Mar.44523) þar fyrir upplitningarsýnin Mar.15822.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚯᚠᛆ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
p.
Pagina, side.
v.
Verbum.

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