Ofar-liga
Old Norse Dictionary - ofar-ligaMeaning of Old Norse word "ofar-liga" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
ofar-liga Old Norse word can mean:
- ofar-liga
- adv. high up, in the upper part, opp. to neðarliga, q. v.; o. í dalnum, o. í skálanum, o. á fjöllum, Grett. 111, Fms. v. 197, K. Á. 70, n. G. L. i. 14.
- ofar-liga
- 2. metaph., þeim mun í brún bregða ok ofarliga klæja, their upper part will itch, i. e. in the vital parts of their body, = sorely, Nj. 239, cp. Hm. 119; at faðir þinn tæki o. til launanna, thy father was made to smart for it, Ölk. 37; o. mun liggja újafnaðr í þér, of bare-faced impudence, Grett. 134.
- ofar-liga
- 3. temp., ofarliga á Jólum, Fms. v.i. 272; ofarliga á hans dögum, Orkn. 136; o. á æfi Sigurðar konungs, Fms. v.i. 162.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛅᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- opp.
- opposed.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- temp.
- temporal.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ölk.
- Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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