Of-dirfð

Old Norse Dictionary - of-dirfð

Meaning of Old Norse word "of-dirfð" in English.

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

of-dirfð
f. foolhardiness, K. Á. 232, Fms. iii. 68, vii. 18, 161, H. E. i. 504, Str. 50. ofdirfðar-fullr, adj. foolhardy, H. E. i. 473.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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