Næfr
Old Norse Dictionary - næfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "næfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word næfr can mean:næfr
- næfr
- 1. (i. e. nœfr), adj., næfr, næfrt, clever, skilled; hygginn ok næfr um alla hluti, Fms. v. 221; hón var næfr kona ok kunni vel fyrir sér Bs. i. 339; all-næfrir jöfrar, Sighvat; orð-næfr, wordy.
- næfr
- 2. f., dat. næfri (Stj. 330), pl. næfrar; [Swed. näfver; Dan. næver]:—the bark of the birch, used for roofing; þurra skíða ok þakinna næfra, Hm. 59; við ok næfrar ok hálm, Fms. ix. 44; berki ok næfri, Stj. 330; but, berki næfr ok aldini, id.: næfr ok börkr, 77; næfrar skal eigi ljósta til sölu, Gþl. 430; næfrum var þakt um ræfrit, Eg. 90; eldrinn logaði upp í upsina ok svá í næfrina, 238; gengu þá klæði af þeim svá at þeir spenntu næfrum at fótleggjum sér, kölluðu menn þá Birkibeina, Fms. v.i. 320.
- næfr
- COMPDS: næfrabaggi, næfrakimbull, næfrakolla, næframaðr, næfrastúka.
- næfr
- II. poët., hildar næfr, ‘war-bark,’ i. e. armour, Km.; nykra borgar næfr or hæings hallar næfr = the ‘bark of the nick-town’ or the salmon hall, i. e. the ice, Lex. poët.; Sváfnis-sal-næfrar, the roof of the hall of Odin = the shields, Edda (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- i. e.
- id est.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Km.
- Kráku-mál. (A. III.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.