Nafni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nafni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nafni" in Norwegian.

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

nafni: nafni, m. Person, Mand som har samme Navn som en anden (e-s); géngu þeirnafnar (nL. Haukr hvárrtveggi Vatsd.46 L. 19) inn, er þeir kvámu Vatsd. 46(777); gaf Þorgeirr Starkaðar son nafnasínum (nL. Þorgeiri Otkelssyni Nj. 67)spjót gullrekit - -, finnast þeir nafnarjafnan Nj. 69 (1038. 13); krafði Hákonnorrœni, at sveinninn fœri með þeim;Hákon gamli tók því seinliga ok segir:svá sagða ek þér, nafni! fyrr, svá semenn skal ganga, at - Flat. I, 7626 med7629. 32. 38. Jvf. nafna.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᚠᚿᛁ
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.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

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