Hvarfa

Old Norse Dictionary - hvarfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvarfa" in English.

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

hvarfa Old Norse word can mean:

hvarfa: að, [Ulf. hwarbon = περιπατειν, περιάγειν], prop. to turn round; let hann sér í hendi h. her gullit, Hðm. 21, obsolete.

hvarfa: 2. to wander, stroll about, Fms. x. 412, Eg. (in a verse), Pr. 136.

hvarfa: β. metaph., h. í millum, what is between, as a matter of dispute or dissent, Gþl. 364; sakir stórra hluta er hér h. milli, Nj. 177, v. 1., ok h. þar í millum, run on these numbers, i. e. between the length of ten and twenty ells, Sks. 120, Anecd. 16: e-m hvarfar hugr, one’s mind wavers, Fms. x. 270.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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