Lafa

Old Norse Dictionary - lafa

Meaning of Old Norse word "lafa" in English.

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

lafa: pres. lafi, pret. lafði, pass. pret. neut. lafað:—to hang, dangle, as a flap; loddi köggullinn á sinunum—þá mælti Oddi, lát lafa, muna þeir mein er þiggja, Lv. 86; kom á fótinn við öklat, ok tók af svá at lafði við, Sturl. ii. 70; þat it litla ok vesalliga (höfuð) sem lafir á þínum hálsi, Bjarn. 68: metaph. to dangle, ok þykki mér sem ekki torfæri sé á leið minni þóttú lafir á stigum, Fs. 32; lengi hefi ek lifat í haugi mínum ok lafat á fé, Fas. ii. 271.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

pass.: passive.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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

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