Nefi
Old Norse Dictionary - nefi
Meaning of Old Norse word "nefi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word nefi can mean:nefi
- nefi
- a, m. [A. S. nefa; O. H. G. nefo; Germ. neffe; cp. Lat. nepos; Fr. neveu; Engl. nephew]:—a law term, a cognate kinsman; nefi jarla, an earl’s nephew, Sighvat, Edda (gl.); nið eðr nefa, Grág. i. 137; nefi Knúts, Canute’s sister’s son, FmS. vi. (in a verse).
- nefi
- II. the name of a dwarf, Edda (gl.): the name of a sword, id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)