Æfar-

Old Norse Dictionary - æfar-

Meaning of Old Norse word "æfar-" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

æfar-: or ævar-, a later form for afar, see p. 5, col. 2. bottom:—very, exceedingly; in compds, ævar-ílla, very ill indeed. Fms. i. 150; æfar-íllt, Karl. 404, 529; ævar-vel, very well, Fms. xi. 249, Ísl. ii. 131, Fb. iii. 401; ævar-reiðr, very wroth, Mirm.; ævar-gamall, ‘stone-old.’ exceeding old; ævar-langt, Þiðr. 165.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛅᚱ-
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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