Dofi
Old Norse Dictionary - dofi
Meaning of Old Norse word "dofi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dofi
- a, m. [daufr], medic. torpor, in the hands, feet, etc.,—handar-dofi, fota-dofi; as to the art, stein-dofi, anaesthesia; núla-dofi, ‘needle-torpor,’ ‘pins and needles,’ Fél. ix. 205, 206: metaph. torpor, numbness, Stj. 97, Hom. 108.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)