Æfar-
Old Norse Dictionary - æfar-
Meaning of Old Norse word "æfar-"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- æfar-
- or ævar-, a later form for afar, see p. 5, col. 2. bottom:—very, exceedingly; in compds, ævar-ílla, very ill indeed. Fms. i. 150; æfar-íllt, Karl. 404, 529; ævar-vel, very well, Fms. xi. 249, Ísl. ii. 131, Fb. iii. 401; ævar-reiðr, very wroth, Mirm.; ævar-gamall, ‘stone-old.’ exceeding old; ævar-langt, Þiðr. 165.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᛅᚱ-
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Mirm.
- Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)