Hverfa
Old Norse Dictionary - hverfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hverfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hverfa can mean:hverfa
- hverfa
- ð, causal of the last verb:
- hverfa
- I. to make to turn, turn, with acc.; h. e-m hugi (acc. pl.), to turn a person’s mind, Hm. 162; sneru þeir krossinum, ok hverfðu (turned) hendr hans niftr, ok höfuð tíl jarðar, 656 C. 37; hann sneri sverðinu í hendi sér ok hverfði fram eggina, Fas. ii. 139; hann ofrar vápni sínu at manni, ok hverfir hann fram hamar, N. G. l. i. 67; h. at sér hinn mjóvara hlut, Ýt. 13; vér hverfum oss í austr (we turn our faces towards the east) þá er vér biðjum fyrir oss, Hom. 156, 158.
- hverfa
- II. to enclose; h. garði um e-t, to enclose with a fence, Gþl. 407 (garð-hverfa); himinn þann er hverfðr er útan um lopt öll, Fms. v. 340; hverfðr við e-t, stirred so as to be blended with, Sdm. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚱᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)