VEIFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

VEIFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 VEIFA

ð, (mod. að), part. veifat, Fms. vii. 154 (in a verse); [A. S. wâfjan; Engl. wave]:—to wave, vibrate; veifði hann slæðunum, Nj. 190; veifa svipu yfir höfuð sér, Lv. 30; veifa höfðinu, Þiðr. 235; Ormr veifði honum um sik sem hreyti-speldi, Fb. i. 532; í því veifði hann sverðinu at Grími, Dropl. 36; veifði hann ræði, he pulled the oar, Hým. 25; veifa vængjum, to wave with the wings, Fas. ii. 137 (in a verse); veifa e-m sem barni, Fms. vii. 32; þeim var veift sólar-sinnis, Þorf. Karl. 422; veifði hann Mjöllni fram, Hým. 36; veifa héðni um höfuð e-m, of an enchantress, Eb. 92, cp. Ísl. ii. 76; hón veifði kofra sínum, Vígl. 63 new Ed. In the fishing-places in the south of Icel. (Skaptafells sýsla) a man stands on the shore waving a flag to tell the fishermen if it is safe to land or not; this is called ‘veifa,’ or ‘veifa frá,’ to wave off, i. e. to signal them not to try (Mr. Jón Guðmundsson).

2 VEIFA

2. metaph., til þess kenndu vér þér þetta vers; at þú veifðir því þá er þér líkaði, Mar.

3 VEIFA

II. reflex., veifask um lausum hala, to ‘wag a loose tail’, be free to do as one pleases, Sturl. iii. 30 (see hali 2).

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛁᚠᛅ

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.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vígl.
Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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