Svarfa

Old Norse Dictionary - svarfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "svarfa" in English.

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

svarfa Old Norse word can mean:

svarfa: að, [Engl. to swerve], to sweep, of filings, thence gener. to upset, by sweeping, overturning; Þorgils svarfaði taflinu ok lét í punginn, Th. upset the chess, Sturl. iii. 123.

svarfa: 2. to swerve; ok svarfaði (= svarfaðisk?) léinn upp eptir síðunni, Hkr. iii. 390.

svarfa: II. reflex. to swerve, turn aside, to be turned upside down; taflit svarfaðisk, Fms. vii. 219; svörfuðusk skíðin utanborðs, 31; þeir ætluðu fyrst at svarfask mundi hafa aptr hurðin, Grett.; svarfaðisk ok sópaðisk allt út í sjóvar-djúpit, Stj. 287; höfðu fötin svarfask af honum ofan á gólfit, Grett. 170; þótt áðr hefði nokkut um svarfast (svarfat Ed.), Fms. xi. 97; svarfask um, to cause a great tumult, make havoc, 40.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gener.: generally.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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