Hverf
Old Norse Dictionary - hverf
Meaning of Old Norse word "hverf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hverf
- n. a scoop or basket for herring-fishing; með hverfum ok roð-háfum, Gþl. 427; en hverr er síld fiskir … greiði hann hverf af lest hverri, n. G. l. i. 140.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)