Nœfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nœfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nœfr" in Norwegian.

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

nœfr
nœfr, adj. flink, duelig, rask til sin Gjer-ning, = snœfr (Folkespr. knapp, növer);húsfreyja hans var nœfr kona ok kunnivel firir sér Bp. I, 33929; væringr einn- keypti sér þræl einn ungan ok vardumbi, mátti ekki mæla, ok þó hygg-inn ok nœfr um marga luti OHm. 1242.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᚯᚠᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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