Efan
Old Norse Dictionary - efan
Meaning of Old Norse word "efan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word efan can mean:efan
- efan
- ifan, f. (almost always with i; efan, H. E. l. c.), doubt, hesitation, Barl. 149, H. E. i. 396, Bær. 14, Hom. 23.
- efan
- COMPD: efanarlauss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚠᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)