Of-dirfð
Old Norse Dictionary - of-dirfð
Meaning of Old Norse word "of-dirfð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- of-dirfð
- f. foolhardiness, K. Á. 232, Fms. iii. 68, vii. 18, 161, H. E. i. 504, Str. 50. ofdirfðar-fullr, adj. foolhardy, H. E. i. 473.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠ-ᛏᛁᚱᚠᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)