Háfr

Old Norse Dictionary - háfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "háfr"

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

háfr
m. [North. E. haaf], a pock-net for herring-fishing; reyk-háfr, a ‘reek-draft,’ a chimney.

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

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Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
North. E.
Northern English.

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