Erfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Erfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 erfa

ð, with acc. to honour with a funeral feast, cp. the Irish phrase to ‘wake’ him, Eg. 606; síðan lét Egill e. sonu sína eptir fornri síðvenju, 644, Fms. i. 161, xi. 67. 2. to inherit, N. T. and mod. writers.

2 erfa

β. metaph. in the phrase, e. e-t við e-n, to bear long malice, to grumble.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚱᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.
accusative.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.

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