Þjarfr

Old Norse Dictionary - þjarfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjarfr" in English.

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

þjarfr Old Norse word can mean:

þjarfr: þjarf, þjarft, adj. [A. S. þeorf; old Fr. derve; Germ. derb]:—unleavened, of bread; þjarft brauð ok akr-súrur, Hom. 82; súrt brauð en eigi þjarft, 83.

þjarfr: 2. fresh, of water, opp. to salt; bauð hann þjörfum vötnum fram at fljóta, SkS. 628 B.

þjarfr: 3. metaph. insipid, flat, vile (cp. Dan. flau), of a person; kalla mann þjarfan, Edda i. 530; so also þirfingr. The change in the mod. Germ. derb = rude, harsh, is curious; in O. H. G. and in mid. H. G. the word, according to Grimm, Dict. S. v., was only used in its proper sense = azymos, as also in A. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

opp.: opposed.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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