Hafning
Old Norse Dictionary - hafning
Meaning of Old Norse word "hafning"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hafning
- f. a heaving up, elevation, lifting, of christening (cp. the phrase, hefja ór heiðnum dómi = to christen), N. G. L. i. 339, 340.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)