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.)
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