Nefi

Old Norse Dictionary - nefi

Meaning of Old Norse word "nefi" in English.

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

nefi Old Norse word can mean:

nefi
a, m. [A. S. nefa; O. H. G. nefo; Germ. neffe; cp. Lat. nepos; Fr. neveu; Engl. nephew]:—a law term, a cognate kinsman; nefi jarla, an earl’s nephew, Sighvat, Edda (gl.); nið eðr nefa, Grág. i. 137; nefi Knúts, Canute’s sister’s son, FmS. vi. (in a verse).
nefi
II. the name of a dwarf, Edda (gl.): the name of a sword, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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