Á-kafi
Old Norse Dictionary - á-kafi
Meaning of Old Norse word "á-kafi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word á-kafi can mean:á-kafi
- á-kafi
- a, m. [ákafr], eagerness, vehemence; þá görðist svá mikill á. á, at …, it went to such an excess, that…, Nj. 62, Fms. i. 35, xi. 389; með á. miklum, vehemently, Eg. 457; í ákafa, adverbially, eagerly, impetuously, Nj. 70, Fms. xi. 117.
- á-kafi
- 2. the gen. ákafa is prefixed,
- á-kafi
- α. to a great many adjectives, in the sense of a high degree, very, e. g. á. reiðr, furious, Fms. vii. 32, x. 173; á. fjölmennr, very numerous, Ísl. ii. 171; á. fögr, beautiful (of Helena), Ver. 25.
- á-kafi
- β. to some substantives; á. Drífa, a heavy snow drift, Sturl. iii. 20; á. maðr, an eager, hot, pushing man, Eg. 3, Fms. i. 19, vii. 257, Grett. 100 A: in this case the ákafa may nearly be regarded as an indecl. adjective.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅ-ᚴᛅᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- l.
- line.
- decl.
- declined.
- indecl.
- indeclinable.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)