GAUFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GAUFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GAUFA

að, (and gauf, n., gaufari, a, m.), to saunter, be sluggish, freq. akin to gafi, cp. Goth. gepanta in a reference by Jornandes—nam lingua eorum ‘pigra’ gepanta dicitur, whence ‘Gepidi,’ the name of an ancient Teut. people.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚢᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Goth.: Gothic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
Teut.: Teutonic.

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