Erfi

Old Norse Dictionary - erfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "erfi" in English.

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

erfi Old Norse word can mean:

erfi: n. a wake, funeral feast, Nj. 167, FmS. i. 161, xi. 68, Ld. 16, Gþl. 275, Rb. 344, n. G. l. i. 391, Am. 83, Gh. 8. For the sumptuous funeral feasts of antiquity, vide esp. Landn. 3. 10, where the guests were more than fourteen hundred, Ld. ch. 26, 27; var nú drukkit allt saman, brullaup Ólafs ok erfi Unnar, ch. 7, Flóam. S. ch. 2, Jómsv. S. ch. 21, 37.

erfi: COMPDS: erfisdrykkja, erfisgörð.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Flóam. S.: Flóamanna Saga. (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jómsv. S.: Jómsvíkinga Saga. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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