Karfi

Old Norse Dictionary - karfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "karfi" in English.

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

karfi Old Norse word can mean:

karfi: 1. a, m. [Engl. carp; O. H. G. charpho; Germ. karpfe], a kind of fish, a carp, Edda (gl.): so in the phrase, rauðr sem karfi, red as a k., Flor. 71; karfa-rjóðr, blushing like a goldfish.

karfi: 2. a, m., botan. cumin, freq. in Norway, Ivar Aasen, but in Icel. this old word appears to be lost.

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

Similar entries:

Karfi (II)

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

botan.: botanically.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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