Kofan
Old Norse Dictionary - kofan
Meaning of Old Norse word "kofan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kofan
- or kofarn, n. and kofarn-rakki, a, m. [cp. early Dan. kofæn-rakkæ]:—a lap-dog, n. G. L. i. 234 (spelt kofan): metaph. a snappish person, hann var et mesta kofarn í skapi, Finnb. 280.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚠᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)