Þefr

Old Norse Dictionary - þefr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þefr" in English.

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

þefr
m. a smell; ok kenna þó eigi þef af reykinum, Barl. 49; íllr þefr, Bárð. 38 new Ed.; ú-þefr, q. v.; hefir þat þef mest í munninum, Stj, 293, and passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
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