Efla

Old Norse Dictionary - efla

Meaning of Old Norse word "efla" in English.

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

efla Old Norse word can mean:

efla: d, [afl and afli], to strengthen:

efla: I. act.,

efla: α. to make strong, build; efla veggi, to build walls, 655 xxv. i; létu þeir efla at nýju Danavirki, they restored the Danish wall, FmS. i. 121.

efla: β. to found, raise, endow; efla stað, kirkju, to endow or raise a church, bishopric, Barl. 65, FmS. iv. 110; e. bú, to set up one’s house, Band. (MS.) 3: milit., e. her, lið, to raise troops. FmS. v. 279; e. flokk, to raise a party, 140; e. ófrið, to raise a rebellion, make war, xi. 268: e. e-n, to aid, side with one, in a fight or lawsuit; efldi Dofri hann síðan til ríkis í Noregi, Bárð. 164; ok hét honum liðveizlu sinni at hann skyldi e. Steinar, Eg. 722: e. e-n til rangs máls, to help one in a wrong case, JS. 8; Danir höfðu þá herrana eflt upp á Svíaríki, FmS. x. 50; bað liðit e. sik, Fagrsk. ch. 179.

efla: γ. to perform solemnly; e. heit, to make a vow, Gísl. 90; e. blót, to perform a sacrifice, Nj. 158; e. at brullaupi, to hold a wedding, FmS. ix. 21: poët., e. dáð (dáð eflir, a hero); e. tafl, to play a game, Orkn. (in a verse), Lex. poët.

efla: δ. neut. to be able; sem vér eflum ok orkum, Stj. 149; sem þú eflir ok orkar, id., 186, (rare.)

efla: II. reflex. to grow strong; hversu staðrinn hefir eflzk ok magnask. BS. i. 59; hann fann at mótstüðumenn hans efldusk, grew strong; eflask at her, liði, to gather, raise troops, Gísl. 7, FmS. i. 199, vii. 23; síðan var efldr (raised) flokkr í móti honum, iv. 140: eflask til ríkis, to win a kingdom, get a kingdom by force of arms, Bárð. 165: erlask við e-n (poët.) = mægjask, to marry into one’s family, Hdl. 15.

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

Abbreviations used:

act.: active.

v.: vide.

ch.: chapter.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

milit.: military.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

neut.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

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