Vef-gefn

Old Norse Dictionary - vef-gefn

Meaning of Old Norse word "vef-gefn" in English.

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

vef-gefn: f. the fairy of the loom, poët. a woman. Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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