Arfi
Old Norse Dictionary - arfi
Meaning of Old Norse word "arfi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word arfi can mean:arfi
- 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.
- arfi
- II. an ox, bull, Edda (Gl.), vide arfr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gener.
- generally.
- Germ.
- German.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metath.
- metathesis.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pers.
- person.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)