Guð-vefr

Old Norse Dictionary - guð-vefr

Meaning of Old Norse word "guð-vefr" in English.

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

guð-vefr Old Norse word can mean:

guð-vefr: m., old form goðvefr, [A. S. godweb; O. H. G. cotaweppi and gotoweppi]:—good or costly weaving, i. e. velvet; ok góðbornir smugu í goðvefi, Hðm. 17; gulli ok guðvefjum, Ghv. 16; purpura ok tvílitaðan guðvef, Stj. 307. Exod. xxv. 4 (purple and scarlet); eina festi af guðvef, funiculus coccineus, 351. Josh. ii. 15; kantara-kápa af guðvef, Vm. 68; tvö pells altaris-klæði ok hit þriðja hvers-dagligt með guðvef, 80; skikkju nýskorna af hinum dýrasta guðvef, FmS. vi. 52; silki ok pell ok guðvef, xi. 385; vefa guðvef, iii. 178; á dúni ok á guðvefi, x. 379; var kistan sveipð pelli ok tjaldat allt guðvefjum, Ó. H. 229; guðvefr. of a cloak lined with grey fur, Rekst. 30.

guð-vefr: COMPDS: guðvefjarhökull, guðvefjarklæði, guðvefjarkyrtill, guðvefjarmöttull, guðvefjarpell, guðvefjarpoki, guðvefjarskikkja, guðvefjartaug.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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