HAFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HAFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HAFR

1. m., gen. hafrs, pl. hafrar; hafrir, Haustl. 15, is scarcely correct: [A. S. hæfer, cp. Engl. heifer; Lat. caper]:—a buck, he-goat, Edda, of the he-goats of Thor, Hdl. 46, Þkv. 21, Lv. 47, 52, Hrafn. 3, Nj. 62, Grág. i. 427, 503, Eb. 94; hafra hár, goats’ hair, Magn. (pref.), Andr. 70.

2 HAFR

COMPDS: hafrsbelgr, hafrsliki, hafrsþjó, hafrkytti, hafrstaka, Hafra-fell, Hafra-gil, Hafra-nes, Hafra-tindr, Hafra-tunga, Hafrs-á, Landn.; Hafrs-fjörðr (in Norway), Fms. xii, Fb. iii.

3 HAFR

2. m., only in pl. hafrar, [Germ. haber; North. E. haver], oats; it seems not to occur in old writers.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
pref.: preface.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Andr.: Andreas Saga. (F. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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