Taufr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - taufr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "taufr" in Norwegian.

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

taufr: taufr, n. pl. Trolddomsmiddel (ght. zoubar,mnl. toverije); hón hafði um sik hnjósku-linda, ok var þar á skjóðupungr mikill,ok varðveitti hón þar í taufr sín Karls-efn. 3 (Aa. 10615); hón kunni mart ítaufrum Fld. III, 1961; hann spurðihvar nú væri komin taufr hennar, athón veitti eigi Bósa nökkut lið Fld.III, 20214; þínn skelmir treystir taufr-um móður þínnar, ef þú ætlar at veraoss vandrengr með öllu Frs. 1664;varist menn ok taufr ok lyf, rúnir okgaldra Stat. 2861 &vl; hefir jarl núframi öll blót þau, sem hann má, meðfjándligum taufrum Jvk. 7920; farit eigimeð taufr nema lyf Hb. 303 jvf 3127.

Part of speech: n pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛆᚢᚠᚱ
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.

mnl.: middelnederlandsk.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.