Arfi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Arfi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 arfi

a, m. [Ulf. arbia; O. H. G. arpis, erpo; Germ. erbe; Hel. abaro = filius; A. S. eafora, afora per metath.], an heir, heiress (and poët. a son in gener.): with gen. pers., arfar veganda, his heirs, Gþl. 131; þar næst var Ósk hennar a., her heiress, heir to her property, Ld. 58; Guðríðr ok Þorgerðr lögligir arfar (heiresses) Sölva, Dipl. v. 1: with gen. of the thing, er hann þá a. hvársttveggja, heir of both things, Grág. i. 221; a. óðala, Gþl. 294; a. at e-u, heir to a property, Sturl. ii. 197. Not freq., erfingi being the common word.

2 arfi

II. an ox, bull, Edda (Gl.), vide arfr.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚱᚠᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gen.: genitive.
gener.: generally.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metath.: metathesis.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
pers.: person, personal.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prop: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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