Efan

Old Norse Dictionary - efan

Meaning of Old Norse word "efan" in English.

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

efan Old Norse word can mean:

efan
ifan, f. (almost always with i; efan, H. E. l. c.), doubt, hesitation, Barl. 149, H. E. i. 396, Bær. 14, Hom. 23.
efan
COMPD: efanarlauss.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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