Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞJARFR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 ÞJARFR

þjarf, þjarft, adj. [A. S. þeorf; old Fr. derve; Germ. derb]:—unleavened, of bread; þjarft brauð ok akr-súrur, Hom. 82; súrt brauð en eigi þjarft, 83.

2 ÞJARFR

2. fresh, of water, opp. to salt; bauð hann þjörfum vötnum fram at fljóta, Sks. 628 B.

3 ÞJARFR

3. metaph. insipid, flat, vile (cp. Dan. flau), of a person; kalla mann þjarfan, Edda i. 530; so also þirfingr. The change in the mod. Germ. derb = rude, harsh, is curious; in O. H. G. and in mid. H. G. the word, according to Grimm, Dict. s. v., was only used in its proper sense = azymos, as also in A. S.

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Runic Inscription

ÞJARFR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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