Hæfa

Old Norse Dictionary - hæfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hæfa"

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

hæfa
u, f. a foundation; það er engin hæfa fyrir því, there is no foundation for it; ú-hæfa, what is shocking; til-hæfa, a foundation.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

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