Hverfi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hverfi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hverfi

n. a cluster of farms, such as almost to form a village, freq. in Icel. local names, Fiskilækjar-hverfi, Skóga-h., Rangár-h., Ingólfshöfða-h., Fljóts-h., Landn.: metaph., vizku-h., the abode of wisdom = the breast, Fbr. (in a verse); tanna-h., thetooth-abode,’ i. e. the mouth, Kristni S. (in a verse): a shelter, verða e-m at hverfi, Sturl. i. (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
i. e.
id est.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
S.
South, Southern.
viz
videlicet.

Works & Authors

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Kristni S.
Kristni Saga. (D. I. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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