Yfirgnæfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirgnæfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirgnæfa" in Norwegian.

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

yfirgnæfa
yfirgnæfa, v. (fð) 1) hænge over; þessiþoka er yfirgnæfði öllum fyrr greind-um löndum Klm. 12821. 2) true (som noget overhængende) med at komme over en (e-m). Stat. 28226; betra væri skjóttat deyja en þá glœpi at sjá er yfir-gnæfa Heilag. I, 1111 jvf 4. 1746; Flat.III, 50226.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᚵᚿᛅᚠᛆ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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