Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Haft

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 haft

and hapt, n. [hafa], properly a handcuff; sprettr mér af fótum fjöturr, en af höndum haft, Hm. 150, 149: then generally a bond, chain, harðgör höft ór þörmum, Vsp. (Hb.); sitja í höftum, to be in fetters as a prisoner, Mar. 11; fætr hans váru í höptum, Mork. 205; leysa e-n ór höftum, Ls. 37; halda e-n í höftum, to keep one in bonds, Fb. i. 378; at hann er óðr ok hann má koma höftum á hann ef hann vill, Gþl. 149: the hobbles or tether fastened to a horse’s leg, taka af, leggja á haft; ef haft er áfast hrossi, Grág. i. 436, freq. in mod. usage, cp. hefta: so in the phrase, verða e-m at hafti, to be a hindrance or stumbling-block to one, Nj. (in a verse). haft-bönd, n. pl. fetter-bonds, Fas. iii. 17.

2 haft

II. metaph., pl. gods (as band II. 3), Edda 96.

3 haft

COMPDS: haftaguð, haftasnytrir, haftsœni.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

haft

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "haft" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
prop: properly.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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