Hafta
Old Norse Dictionary - hafta
Meaning of Old Norse word "hafta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hafta
- u, f. a female prisoner, a bondwoman; hafta ok hernuma, Gkv. 1. 9, Hkv. 2. 3; oft finnr ambátt höftu, Edda ii. 491 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)