Hafning

Old Norse Dictionary - hafning

Meaning of Old Norse word "hafning" in English.

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

hafning
f. a heaving up, elevation, lifting, of christening (cp. the phrase, hefja ór heiðnum dómi = to christen), N. G. L. i. 339, 340.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

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