Erfa

Old Norse Dictionary - erfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "erfa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word erfa can mean:erfa

erfa
ð, with acc. to honour with a funeral feast, cp. the Irish phrase to ‘wake’ him, Eg. 606; síðan lét Egill e. sonu sína eptir fornri síðvenju, 644, Fms. i. 161, xi. 67. 2. to inherit, N. T. and mod. writers.
erfa
β. metaph. in the phrase, e. e-t við e-n, to bear long malice, to grumble.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚱᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
cp.
compare.
mod.
modern.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.
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