Ofarla
Old Norse Dictionary - ofarla
Meaning of Old Norse word "ofarla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ofarla
- adv. = ofarliga, in a temp. sense, towards the end of a certain length of time; á hans dögum ofarla, 623. 11, Fms. iv. 24, xi. 201; o. á Langa-föstu, v. 168:—metaph., the phrase, bíta e-m ofarla, to bite sharply, Hm. 119.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛅᚱᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- temp.
- temporal.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)