Nafarr
Old Norse Dictionary - nafarr
Meaning of Old Norse word "nafarr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word nafarr can mean:nafarr
- nafarr
- m., dat. nafri, [from nöf, q. v.], prop. a ‘nave-borer,’ an auger, whence a gimlet, Sks. 31, Fs. 176, Ld. 116, Edda 48, 49, Vm. 165.
- nafarr
- COMPDS: nafar-gat and nafars-rauf, n. a gimlet hole, Edda 49. nafra-skjóða, u, f. a gimlet case, Fb. i. 301.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚠᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- m.
- masculine.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)