Hreyfa

Old Norse Dictionary - hreyfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hreyfa" in English.

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

hreyfa Old Norse word can mean:

hreyfa: ð, [Ivar Aasen royva], to stir, with acc., (but in mod. usage, with acc. of a person, and dat. of a thing); nú varðar eigi þótt sá seyðr rjúki er þeir hafa hreyft, Fms. vi. 105; engi knút fékk hann leyst ok engi álar-endann hreyft, Edda 28.

hreyfa: II. reflex. to put oneself into motion, stir, Mag. 93: of a bird (= beina flug), rœyfðisk inn hösfjaðri, Fagrsk. (Hornklofi), of the raven, to shake his feathers, cp. Fms. x. 130 (in a verse); hann hreyfðisk at fljúga, Konr.; feldr nokkurr liggr þar—mér þykkir sem hræfisk (i. e. hrœyfisk) stundum er ek lít til, Fas. ii. 167.

hreyfa: 2. metaph., hefsk upp ok hreyfisk í farsælligum hlutum, Stj. 376.

hreyfa: III. this word, which in old writers is of rare occurrence and limited in sense, has in mod. usage become one of the general terms for to move, stir, and is usually, though erroneously, spelt with ei, hreifa; hreifa við e-u, to touch on a thing; hreifa sig, to stir the limbs; hann hreifir sig ekki, he does not stir:—also with dat., h. e-u máli, to move, bring forward a case; hann hreifði því ekki, he did not even mention it; hvar sem ófriðr hreifir sér, Pass. 21. 13.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

mod.: modern.

cp.: compare.

i. e.: id est.

reflex.: retlexive.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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