GUFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GUFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GUFA

u, f. [gov and gova, Ivar Aasen; Scot. gow], vapour, steam; þeir leggja eld í viðinn, en þeir vakna við gufuna er inni eru, Fas. i. 135; annarr reykr stóð í lopt upp við annan, ok svá mikil gufa varð af þeim ókyrrleik, að varla sá þá hæstu turna borgarinnar, Konr. 35: as a nickname, Landn.: in local names, Gufu-nes, Gufu-dalr, Gufu-skálar, prob. from the steam of hot wells; in mod. usage also, gufu-skip, -bátr, m. a steam-boat, -maskína, -vél, f. a steam-engine.

2 GUFA

2. metaph. a slow fellow, a gow, creeping about like a mist, hann er mesta gufa.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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