Gafi
Old Norse Dictionary - gafi
Meaning of Old Norse word "gafi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gafi
- a, m. [A. S. geaf = funny], a gaff; fregna eigum langt til gafa, Mkv.: a saying, cp. spyrja er bezt til váligra þegna.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)