Æfr
Old Norse Dictionary - æfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "æfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- æfr
- i. e. œfr, adj. [afar, of], vehement, angry, chafing; æfr í skapi, Fms. i. 75; ýgr ok æfr, xi. 8; íllr ok æfr, Landn. 235, v. l.; hann görðisk íllr ok æfr við ellina, Eb. 52 new Ed., Fms. iii. 95; æfr ok ærr, iv. 142; æfr maðr (Ed. æfi-maðr), a violent man, Bret.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)