Yfirvættis

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirvættis

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirvættis" in Norwegian.

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

yfirvættis: yfirvættis, adj. & adv. sættes foran adj. og adv. i Betydningen: overmaade, sær-deles: sveinbarn þetta var yfirvættisvænt Stj. 25116; yfirvættis ílla Stj. 1564;foran Substantiver i Betydningen: sær-deles megen, overmaade stor: hann mis-gerði meðr ofmetnaðinum ok fastheldií ofneyzlu ok öðru yfirvættis eptirlífiStj. 15537; meðr öllum sínum yfirvættisþunga Stj. 141; kom þá yfirvættis frjó-leikr ok ávöxtr Stj. 21127; veitandi þarí mót svá miklar yfirvættis gjafir Hei- lag. II, 14936.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᚠᛅᛏᛏᛁᛋ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

Adj.: Adjectiv.

adv.: Adverbium.

Adv.: Adverbium.

v.: Verbum.

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