Nafarr

Old Norse Dictionary - nafarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nafarr" in English.

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

nafarr Old Norse word can mean:

nafarr: m., dat. nafri, [from nöf, q. v.], prop. a ‘nave-borer,’ an auger, whence a gimlet, Sks. 31, Fs. 176, Ld. 116, Edda 48, 49, Vm. 165.

nafarr: COMPDS: nafar-gat and nafars-rauf, n. a gimlet hole, Edda 49. nafra-skjóða, u, f. a gimlet case, Fb. i. 301.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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