Váfa

Old Norse Dictionary - váfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "váfa" in English.

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

váfa
váfi, váfði; ófir = váfir, Pd. 3; (later vófa, mod. vofa):—to swing, vibrate to and fro; belgr váfir, Hm. 135; ef ek sé á tré uppi váfa virgil-ná, 158; ván mín váfir, my hope wavers, Fms. vii. 115 (in a verse); sá váfði milli himins ok jarðar, Post.: still used in the phrase, e-t vofir yfir, is imminent, of danger; cp. þó man ek yðr þat er yfir ófir, þegjum nú, segja, then I will tell thee what is impending, though now I am silent, Pd. 3.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Pd.
Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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