Vanfœrr

vanfœrr

vanfœrr, adj. 1) lidende af legemlige Feilsom hindre den fri Bevægelse eller lammeens Kraft; at þat (nl. kið flekklaust)sé eigi blint né fótbrotit ok at önguvætta vanat eðr vanfœrt Stj. 27922;þau - föstuðu ok vöktu þar um nótt-ina með mörgum vanfœrum mönnumok ílla heilum Flat. I, 3908; þóttiz hannvera vanfœrr sakir sárs þess er hannhafði fengit Sturl. II, 2232. 2) udyg-tig, blottet for den fornødne Dygtighed;tók þetta verk meir upp á sik af boð-skap fyrrsagðs virðuligs herra, en hannvissi sik eigi þar til mjök úlíkan okvanfœran Stj. 222; vita verð ek hvartil þetta heyrir, þó at ek sé vanfœrrtil at leysa Flat. I, 3808; þó at ek sévanfœrr til at deila kappi við yðr,frændi, þá mun ek þó annars áleitaen játta undan mér ríki Flat. II, 17814;vanfœrr em ek til at gjöra þér veizluFlat. III, 40119.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᚠᚯᚱᚱ
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.

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• Old Icelandic - Geir Zoëga's Dictionary