Hverfi

Old Norse Dictionary - hverfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hverfi" in English.

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

hverfi: n. a cluster of farms, such as almost to form a village, freq. in Icel. local names, Fiskilækjar-hverfi, Skóga-h., Rangár-h., Ingólfshöfða-h., Fljóts-h., Landn.: metaph., vizku-h., the abode of wisdom = the breast, Fbr. (in a verse); tanna-h., the ‘tooth-abode,’ i. e. the mouth, Kristni S. (in a verse): a shelter, verða e-m at hverfi, Sturl. i. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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