Fyrva

Old Norse Dictionary - fyrva

Meaning of Old Norse word "fyrva" in English.

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

fyrva
ð, [forve], to ebb; þaðan ór fjöru er fyrvir útast, Grág. i. 356, 380: metaph. to fall short, to lack, ok skal telja þann dag með er á fyrvir, the lacking day shall be counted with the rest, Rb. 1812. 72; gjalda þat er á furði (afurði MS.), Grág. ii. 187.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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