Old Norse Dictionary Entry

æfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 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.

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Runic Inscription

æfa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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