Sæhafa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sæhafa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sæhafa" in Norwegian.

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

sæhafa
sæhafa, adj. fordreven af sin rette Kurs paa Havet; er þeir kómu firir Arnar-dal, þá kemr andviðri, ok verða þeirsæhafa at dalnum Flat. II, 15230; allirþeir menn, er fóru til aftöku Rafns,skyldu aldri koma í þetta takmark,nema þeir yrði sæhafa nauðgir Bp. I,67516; á einu hausti urðu þangat sæ-hafa kaupmenn á hafskipi Grett. 1725.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛅᚼᛆᚠᛆ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
p.
Pagina, side.

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