Vafi

Old Norse Dictionary - vafi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vafi" in English.

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

vafi Old Norse word can mean:

vafi
a, m. a doubt, uncertainty; ef í nökkurn vafa slægi, Sturl. i. 176; vanda þenna ok vafa, Norske Saml. v. 151; vera í vafa um e-t, to waver.
vafi
COMPDS: vafagepill, vafalauss, vafasamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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