Ulfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ulfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ulfr" in Norwegian.

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

ulfr: ulfr, m. (G. -s, n. Pl. -ar) Ulv, = vargr(se J. Grimm Reinh. der Fuchs s.XXIV &fg. . XXVII; Geschichte d. d.Sprache s. 319. 328 fg). Homil. 1524;björn ok ulfr skal hvervetna útlagrvera Gul. 941; kallask hvárki ulfr nébjörn (naar han lýsir vígi), nema sváheiti hann Gul. 1569; kann vera at hérráði vargar með ulfum (dvs. at I, hvorkloge og slemme I end ere, dog kundefinde dem for eder, som ikke deri staatilbage for eder) Fld. I, 11; er nú velat þér reynit eitt sinn, hverr yðarrdrjúgastr er, því at þér hafit lengi ulfsmunni af etizt Hœnsn. 11 (1568) (jvfBand. 35); ulfar eta annars erendi (dvs.naar det er andre overladt at udføre etÆrinde, fremme en Sag, kan man ikkepaaregne noget heldigt Udfald) Laxd.23 (59); þar er mér ulfs vón er ekeyru sék Fafn. 35 jvf Finb. 232 (c. 10);er mér fangs vón at frekum ulfi dvs.med den graadige Ulv kan jeg vente migen haard Dyst, SiG. 2, 13; Flat. II, 1327;ala e-m ulfa dvs. skaffe en Fiender paaHalsen, Fm. VIII, 303; þú hefir þarulf at fœða er hann er dvs. i ham op-føder du en Fiende, et farligt Menneske, Bp. I, 6554; ulfr er í ungum syni, þósé hann gulli gladdr Sigrdrif. 35.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛚᚠᚱ
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:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

fg.: følgende.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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