Hvarfa
Old Norse Dictionary - hvarfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvarfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hvarfa can mean:hvarfa
- hvarfa
- að, [Ulf. hwarbon = περιπατειν, περιάγειν], prop. to turn round; let hann sér í hendi h. her gullit, Hðm. 21, obsolete.
- hvarfa
- 2. to wander, stroll about, Fms. x. 412, Eg. (in a verse), Pr. 136.
- hvarfa
- β. metaph., h. í millum, what is between, as a matter of dispute or dissent, Gþl. 364; sakir stórra hluta er hér h. milli, Nj. 177, v. 1., ok h. þar í millum, run on these numbers, i. e. between the length of ten and twenty ells, Sks. 120, Anecd. 16: e-m hvarfar hugr, one’s mind wavers, Fms. x. 270.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᚱᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Anecd.
- Anecdoton. (H. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)