Ofarliga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofarliga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofarliga" in Norwegian.

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

ofarliga: ofarliga, adv. 1) høit, oppe, = ofarla 1;upp undir björg þau, er þar váru ofar-liga í dalnum Grett. 788; ofarliga yfirhöfuð mér bar einn laukinn Flóam. 24(14612); fig. ofarliga mun liggja ójafn-aðr í þér dvs. din Uretfærdighed maa være stor (jvf Bp. I, 81014 under ofarr 2),Grett. 13525. 2) i Toppen, i Hovedet, =ofarla 2; þat hlœgir mik nú, at þeimmun í brún bregða ok ofarliga hlæja,er þú ber fram vörnina Nj. 143 (2397). 3) silde, = ofarla 3; á dögum Þor-finns jarls ofarliga OH. 9118; ofarligaá langaföstu Flat. II, 4136.

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛆᚱᛚᛁᚵᛆ
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:

adv.: Adverbium.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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