Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Svarfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 svarfa

að, [Engl. to swerve], to sweep, of filings, thence gener. to upset, by sweeping, overturning; Þorgils svarfaði taflinu ok lét í punginn, Th. upset the chess, Sturl. iii. 123.

2 svarfa

2. to swerve; ok svarfaði (= svarfaðisk?) léinn upp eptir síðunni, Hkr. iii. 390.

3 svarfa

II. reflex. to swerve, turn aside, to be turned upside down; taflit svarfaðisk, Fms. vii. 219; svörfuðusk skíðin utanborðs, 31; þeir ætluðu fyrst at svarfask mundi hafa aptr hurðin, Grett.; svarfaðisk ok sópaðisk allt út í sjóvar-djúpit, Stj. 287; höfðu fötin svarfask af honum ofan á gólfit, Grett. 170; þótt áðr hefði nokkut um svarfast (svarfat Ed.), Fms. xi. 97; svarfask um, to cause a great tumult, make havoc, 40.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

svarfa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gener.: generally.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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