Næfr

Old Norse Dictionary - næfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "næfr" in English.

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

næfr Old Norse word can mean:

næfr: 1. (i. e. nœfr), adj., næfr, næfrt, clever, skilled; hygginn ok næfr um alla hluti, Fms. v. 221; hón var næfr kona ok kunni vel fyrir sér Bs. i. 339; all-næfrir jöfrar, Sighvat; orð-næfr, wordy.

næfr: 2. f., dat. næfri (Stj. 330), pl. næfrar; [Swed. näfver; Dan. næver]:—the bark of the birch, used for roofing; þurra skíða ok þakinna næfra, Hm. 59; við ok næfrar ok hálm, Fms. ix. 44; berki ok næfri, Stj. 330; but, berki næfr ok aldini, id.: næfr ok börkr, 77; næfrar skal eigi ljósta til sölu, Gþl. 430; næfrum var þakt um ræfrit, Eg. 90; eldrinn logaði upp í upsina ok svá í næfrina, 238; gengu þá klæði af þeim svá at þeir spenntu næfrum at fótleggjum sér, kölluðu menn þá Birkibeina, Fms. v.i. 320.

næfr: COMPDS: næfrabaggi, næfrakimbull, næfrakolla, næframaðr, næfrastúka.

næfr: II. poët., hildar næfr, ‘war-bark,’ i. e. armour, Km.; nykra borgar næfr or hæings hallar næfr = the ‘bark of the nick-town’ or the salmon hall, i. e. the ice, Lex. poët.; Sváfnis-sal-næfrar, the roof of the hall of Odin = the shields, Edda (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Swed.: Swedish.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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