Krafsa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - krafsa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "krafsa" in Norwegian.

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

krafsa: krafsa, v. (að) kradse, skrabe, rive; hann(dvs. hundrinn) krafsaði sundr hrúgunaFld. III, 54725; hann (dvs. uxinn) krap-saði sem hross Laxd. 31 (7820); fig.kvezt nú eigi skyldu krapsa á þat (dvs.betænke sig paa det, gjøre sig Betænke-ligheder ved det) at segja honum sann-indi, hvárt er hann vildi trúa eða eigiSturl. II, 26120; eigi þarf at krafsa afþví ofan, er oss er í hug dvs. det kan siges lige frem, hvad vi have i Sinde, Nj. 139 (22420) &vl

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚱᛆᚠᛋᛆ
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.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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