Hæfi

Old Norse Dictionary - hæfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hæfi"

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

hæfi
n. fitness; vera við e-s hæfi, to fit one, be convenient, what one can wield, Eg. 109, Fas. ii. 521; ó-hæfi, what is unfit, monstrous. hæfis-liga, adv. fitly, Flóv. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
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