Gufa

Old Norse Dictionary - gufa

Meaning of Old Norse word "gufa"

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

Old Norse word gufa can mean:gufa

gufa: u, f. [gov and gova, Ivar Aasen; Scot. gow], vapour, steam; þeir leggja eld í viðinn, en þeir vakna við gufuna er inni eru, Fas. i. 135; annarr reykr stóð í lopt upp við annan, ok svá mikil gufa varð af þeim ókyrrleik, að varla sá þá hæstu turna borgarinnar, Konr. 35: as a nickname, Landn.: in local names, Gufu-nes, Gufu-dalr, Gufu-skálar, prob. from the steam of hot wells; in mod. usage also, gufu-skip, -bátr, m. a steam-boat, -maskína, -vél, f. a steam-engine.

gufa: 2. metaph. a slow fellow, a gow, creeping about like a mist, hann er mesta gufa.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Scot.: Scottish.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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