Vaf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vaf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vaf" in Norwegian.

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

vaf
vaf, n. hvad der er svøbt, viklet om enTing; var þá tekinn knífr ok vafiðr,ok ætlat af meirr en þverfingr -; Þ.stakk í augun (nl. Órœkju) knífinumupp at vafinu Sturl. I, 14532; lítill ívafi dvs. saadan som gjør lidet af sig, ud-retter lidet (eg. ringe af Omfang): minniverðr þú í vafi um þetta, en hannætlaði Sturl. II, 21113.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚠ
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:

eg.
egentlig.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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