Haftr

Old Norse Dictionary - haftr

Meaning of Old Norse word "haftr" in English.

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

haftr
m. a male prisoner, a bondman; haftr ok hernuminn, Fm. 7, 8, Vsp. 39, Akv. 28.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Fm.
Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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