Safi

Old Norse Dictionary - safi

Meaning of Old Norse word "safi" in English.

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

safi
a, m. [Engl. sap; Germ. saft], the sap of trees (the juice of berries is called lögr, q. v.); börkr af viði ok safi, Fms. viii. 32; þeir átu safa ok sugu birki-við, 33; ber ok safa, Fas. iii. 208, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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