Á-kafast
Old Norse Dictionary - á-kafast
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-kafast"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- á-kafast
- að, dep. to be eager, vehement; á. á e-t, Fær. 262 (cp. Fb. ii. 40), Fms. xi. 20: absol., Bret. 14, 60.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚴᛅᚠᛅᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- cp.
- compare.
- dep.
- deponent.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)