Yfir-gefa

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-gefa

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-gefa" in English.

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

yfir-gefa
gaf, [Germ. übergeben], to forsake, abandon, Fas. ii. 420 (a vellum of the 15th century), freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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