Silfr

Old Norse Dictionary - silfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "silfr" in English.

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

silfr Old Norse word can mean:

silfr: n., provinc. Icel. also silbr, Fb. ii. 247; [Goth. silubr; Hel. silubar; O. H. G. silbar; Germ. silber; Engl. silver; Scot. siller; Dan. sölv; Swed. silfuer]:—silver, Al. 21, 116, FmS. i. 15, ii. 76, vi. 216, Grág. i. 500, Eg. 278: when used as payment distinction is made between lög-silfr (q. v.), standard silver, Grág.; gang-S. (q. v.), current silver; brennt S., burnt, purified silver, K. Þ. K. 172; skírt S., pure silver, Fb. ii. 300, MS. 732. 16; and blá-S. (q. v.), blue, i. e. bad silver (blá-silfr had only the third part value of skírt silfr, 732. 16); bleikt S., Grág. ii. 192; grá-S., grey silver, brass; hence the phrase, bera sem gull af grá-silfri, to surpass as gold does grey silver, Gkv. 2. 2; so also in the saying, elda grátt silfr, Eb. 290, Fb. i. 522 (see elda): of coined silver, þá var mönnum gefinn máli, þat silfr var kallat Haralds-slátta, þat var meiri hluti koparr, FmS. vi. 243.

silfr: II. as a nickname, silfri, silfra, Vd., Vápn. 12; whence Silfra-staðir, Silfr-toppr (or Silfrin-toppr), ‘Silver-forelock,’ Silver-top, the name of a mythical horse, Gm.

silfr: B. Used in compds to denote a thing made of silver; silfr-ampli, -ausa, -bolli, -buðkr, -diskr, -kalkr (-kaleikr), -ker, -munnlaug, -skál …, a jug, scoop, bowl, box, plate, chalice, vessel, basin …, of silver, Dipl. v. 18, Hkr. i. 50, ii. 221, FmS. iii. 177, 194, Vm. 56, 63, 95, JS. 78; silfr-spánn, a silver spoon, BS. i. 874, Vm. 58, 109, Dipl, iii. 4; silfr-baugr, a silver ring, Glúm. 388; silfr-belti, a silver belt, Ld. 284, Nj. 24, Vm. 129; silfr-borð, a desk of silver, FaS. iii. 670; silfr-stíll, a silver pencil, D. n. iv. 233; silfr-flyngja, a silver clasp, Vm. 34; silfr-spöng, a silver clasp, B. K. 83; silfr-búnaðr, silver ornaments, Pm. 90; silfr-sylgja, a silver brooch, BS.; silfr-festr, a silver chain. FaS. iii. 273, Vm. 109; silfr-þráðr, silver-wire, Dipl. iii. 4; silfr-hadda, a silver handle, FmS. vi. 184; silfr-hólkr, a silver knob to a stick, Ó. H.; silfr-horn, a drinking-horn of silver, FaS. i. 90; silfr-hringr, a silver ring, FmS. iv. 76, Ld. 274; silfr-rós, a silver rosary (?), Vm. 58, 109, Dipl. v. 18, BS. i. 874; silfr-kross, a silver cross, Vm. 2; silfr-lok, a silver lid, 58; silfr-skeið, a silver spoon, D. n. ii. 627; silfr-men, a silver necklace, Nj. 256; silfr-penningr, a silver penny, FmS. i. 1, Stj., Rb. 508; silfr-vápn, a silver weapon, FaS. ii. 178; silfr-hella, a plate of silver, D. n.; silfr-beisl, a silver bit, Flóv. 26.

silfr: II. silfr-skrín, -hirzla, -kista, -kistill, a shrine, chest, box for keeping silver, Jm. 10, Am. 90, Karl. 13, Eg. 766.

silfr: C. PROPER COMPDS: silfrberg, silfrbúinn, silfrdrjúgr, silfreyrir, silfrfátt, silfrgangr, silfrhvítr, silfrlagðr, silfrligr, silfrmerktr, silfrmetinn, silfrofinn, silfrrekinn, silfrslátta, silfrsmiðr, silfrsmíð.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Hel.: Heliand.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

provinc.: provincial.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

Vd.: Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Jm.: Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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