Herfa
Old Norse Dictionary - herfaMeaning 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.