Herfa

Old Norse Dictionary - herfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "herfa" in English.

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

herfa Old Norse word can mean:

herfa
u, f., prop. a skein, Swed. härfua.
herfa
2. metaph. a limp, lazy fellow, a coward; hann er mesta herfa. herfu-skapr, m. cowardice.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
prop.
proper, properly.
Swed.
Swedish.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Back