Ofarr
Old Norse Dictionary - ofarr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ofarr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ofarr can mean:ofarr
- ofarr
- adv., compar. answering to of, upp, yfir, opp. to neðarr, q. v.; superl. ofarst, but better efst, q. v.:—above, higher up; sumir ofarr sumir neðarr, Hkr. i. 71; annat augat mun ofarr en annat, Fms. vi. 206; ofarr á legsteininum, Al. 65; ofarr í ánni, Edda 75; o. en nú gangi flóð, Grág. ii. 354; draga segl ofarr, Hkv. 1. 29.
- ofarr
- 2. temp. later, more advanced in time; því meirr er ofarr var, Bs. i. 137.
- ofarr
- 3. metaph., hættú, hættú! ok lát eigi ofarr koma þessa fólsku, stop, stop! and let not this nonsense go farther, Bs. i. 810.
- ofarr
- 4. with a compar., ofar meir, ‘upper-more,’ higher up, Fms. ix. 406: temp. later, 499; sem ofar meirr (below, in a book) mun heyrask mega, Stj. 13; sem ofar meirr mun sagt vera, 44.
- ofarr
- II. superl. ofarst, uppermost, = efst (q. v.), Edda 2, Fms. vii. 64, N. G. l. i. 59, Hkr. i. 146, Grág. ii. 402.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- compar.
- comparative.
- l.
- line.
- opp.
- opposed.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- superl.
- superlative.
- v.
- vide.
- temp.
- temporal.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)