Nafarr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nafarr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nafarr" in Norwegian.

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

nafarr: nafarr, m. (for nafgeirr dvs. geirr som bru-ges til dermed at gjøre nöf, ags. nafogâr,nabogâr, navegâr Wright-Wülcker I,2416. 5025. 10616. 33326; mnt. naveger,navger Mnd. Wb. II, 182a & b, nht. nabi-ger DWb. VII, 834 fg; jvf Diez3 I, 2876 fg)Bor, Naver, lat. terebra. SE. I, 2228;Kgs. 826; Laxd. 30 (7611 fgg); DN. I,32125; N. Pl. nafrar Flóam. 23 (17629).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᚠᛆᚱᚱ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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