Lofa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - lofa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "lofa" in Norwegian.

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

lofa: lofa, v, (að) love, give en Løfte om noget (mnt. loven Mnd. Wb. I, 736 b48 jvflof, lovede I, 734 a24 fg. 734 b37 fg; mht.loben Mhd. Wb. I, 1021 b18 fgg; Lexer I,194730 fgg; jvf geloben, gelübde DWb.IV, 1, 2, 3042 fgg. 310115 fgg); Ö. kvazteigi kunna at eiga þenna mann yfirhöfði sér, er engum trygðum vildi lofaeða heita þeim Grett. 18731; konungrsagðist þat eigi gjöra, útan hann lofaðiat koma aptr Fm. III, 19624; lofuædehanum daudu drape DN. XI, 10732.Jvf. trúlofa.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᚠᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

fg.: følgende.

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

m.: Masculin.

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