æfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

æfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 æfa

1. ð, [Germ. üben; Dan. öve], to exercise, quite a mod. word: æfing, f. an exercise.

2 æfa

2. or æva, adv. abbreviated for æva-gi (= ever-not), like ei for ei-gi:—never; eina ögr-stund, æva skyldi! Vkv. 39; Gísli kvað þá vísu, er æva skyldi, G. said a verse that he never should (= hvað aldrei skyldi verit hafa), Gísl. 33: freq. in poetry, Skm. 26; æva til snotr sé, Hm. 53; æva ekki, never, Akv. 39; þó hann æva hendr, Vsp. 38; sá er æva þegir, Hm. 28; er ek æva kennig, 164; hví hlær þú æva? Gkv. 3. 1; jörð fannsk æva, Vsp. 3; er hón æva grét, Akv. 38; hverr æva þegir? Gsp.; far þú nú æva, Gg. 15.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Gg.
Grógaldr. (A. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Gsp.
Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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