Tefja

Old Norse Dictionary - tefja

Meaning of Old Norse word "tefja" in English.

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

tefja Old Norse word can mean:

tefja: tef, tafði, tafit, [töf], to hinder, delay; tefja fyrir e-m, hann tafði fyrir oss hvíldina, FmS. ii. 140, Fær. 149, (Sturl. iii. 56 read kafði for tafði): freq. in mod. usage, tefðu mig ekki, do not interrupt, disturb me, of a person when busy and wanting to be let alone.

tefja: 2. reflex., eg tafðist, I was delayed.

tefja: B. [Dan. tæve], a bitch, an altogether different word; in Clem. 44, tefr hann Tý, níðir hann Njörð, he calls Ty (the god) a bitch; cp. grey þykkir mér Freyja, in a verse in Kristni S.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

reflex.: retlexive.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Kristni S.: Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)

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