Hverf

Old Norse Dictionary - hverf

Meaning of Old Norse word "hverf" in English.

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

hverf
n. a scoop or basket for herring-fishing; með hverfum ok roð-háfum, Gþl. 427; en hverr er síld fiskir … greiði hann hverf af lest hverri, n. G. l. i. 140.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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