Arfr

Old Norse Dictionary - arfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "arfr" in English.

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

arfr Old Norse word can mean:

arfr: s, m. [Ulf. arbi, neut.; A. S. yrfe.] It originally meant cattle, pecus, pecunia, as may be inferred from the A. S. orf = pecus, cattle, and yrfe = opes; Hel. arf and urf; Ormul. errfe; v. Ihre, GlossaR., and Grimm R. A. p. 467. Edda (Gl.) also mentions an arfi or arfr, bos, v. above.

arfr: I. inheritance, patrimony; taka arf eptir e-n, Grág. i. 170, 178; hon á allan arf eptir mik, is my sole heir, Nj. 3, Eb. 162, Gþl. 252.

arfr: II. a bull, v. above.

arfr: COMPDS: arfsskipti, arfaþáttR.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

neut.: neuter.

Ormul.: Ormulum.

R.: Rimur.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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