For-djarfa

Old Norse Dictionary - for-djarfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-djarfa" in English.

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

for-djarfa
að, [Germ. verderben], to disgrace, Art. 73, Fas. iii. 289: reflex. to disgrace oneself, Stj. 144, H. E. i. 514: mod. to spoil, destroy.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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