Hverfr

Old Norse Dictionary - hverfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hverfr" in English.

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

hverfr Old Norse word can mean:

hverfr: adj. shifty; hverf haustgríma, Hm. 73; hverfr hugr, a shifty mind, Sol. 31: crank, of a ship, freq. in mod. usage: also in the phrase, stýra hverft, to steer wrong. Fas. ii. 178.

hverfr: 2. metaph., ráða hverft, to give false counsel, Karl. III; fara hverft, to start, stagger, as if frightened, Nj. 197, Sd. 154; whence the mod. verða hverft, to be startled, be frightened: of clothes, rétt-hverfr, turning right; út-hverfr, turning outside; as also út-hverfa, rétt-hverfa, u, f.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

f.: feminine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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