Vaf

Old Norse Dictionary - vaf

Meaning of Old Norse word "vaf" in English.

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

vaf Old Norse word can mean:

vaf: n. [vefja], a wrapping, winding round, in sí-vaf (see sí); var tekinn knífr ok vafðr … Þorsteinn stakk í augun knífinum upp at vafinu, Sturl. ii. 181: the phrase, vera mikill í vöfum, to be bulky and heavy.

vaf: 2. in Icel. the piece of skin wound round a quill for infants to suck is called vaf.

vaf: II. [vefa] = fyrir-vaf, the weft.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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