Gaufa

Old Norse Dictionary - gaufa

Meaning of Old Norse word "gaufa" in English.

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

gaufa
að, (and gauf, n., gaufari, a, m.), to saunter, be sluggish, freq. akin to gafi, cp. Goth. gepanta in a reference by Jornandes—nam lingua eorum ‘pigra’ gepanta dicitur, whence ‘Gepidi,’ the name of an ancient Teut. people.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Goth.
Gothic.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Teut.
Teutonic.

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