For-djarfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

For-djarfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 for-djarfa

að, [Germ. verderben], to disgrace, Art. 73, Fas. iii. 289: reflex. to disgrace oneself, Stj. 144, H. E. i. 514: mod. to spoil, destroy.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛏᛁᛅᚱᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.

Works & Authors

Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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