Hafr
Old Norse Dictionary - hafrMeaning of Old Norse word "hafr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
hafr Old Norse word can mean:
- hafr
- 1. m., gen. hafrs, pl. hafrar; hafrir, Haustl. 15, is scarcely correct: [A. S. hæfer, cp. Engl. heifer; Lat. caper]:—a buck, he-goat, Edda, of the he-goats of Thor, Hdl. 46, Þkv. 21, Lv. 47, 52, Hrafn. 3, Nj. 62, Grág. i. 427, 503, Eb. 94; hafra hár, goats’ hair, Magn. (pref.), Andr. 70.
- hafr
- COMPDS: hafrsbelgr, hafrsliki, hafrsþjó, hafrkytti, hafrstaka, Hafra-fell, Hafra-gil, Hafra-nes, Hafra-tindr, Hafra-tunga, Hafrs-á, Landn.; Hafrs-fjörðr (in Norway), FmS. xii, Fb. iii.
- hafr
- 2. m., only in pl. hafrar, [Germ. haber; North. E. haver], oats; it seems not to occur in old writerS.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- pref.
- preface.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- Germ.
- German.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
Works & Authors cited:
- Andr.
- Andreas Saga. (F. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Hdl.
- Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Þkv.
- Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
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