Öfri

Old Norse Dictionary - öfri

Meaning of Old Norse word "öfri" (or ǫfri) in English.

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

öfri (ǫfri)
i. e. øfri, compar., and øfstr, superl., are older forms for efri, efstr; see p. 116, col. 2.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öfri may be more accurately written as ǫfri.

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

Abbreviations used:

compar.
comparative.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
superl.
superlative.

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