Silfr
Old Norse Dictionary - silfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "silfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word silfr can mean:silfr
- silfr
- n., provinc. Icel. also silbr, Fb. ii. 247; [Goth. silubr; Hel. silubar; O. H. G. silbar; Germ. silber; Engl. silver; Scot. siller; Dan. sölv; Swed. silfuer]:—silver, Al. 21, 116, FmS. i. 15, ii. 76, vi. 216, Grág. i. 500, Eg. 278: when used as payment distinction is made between lög-silfr (q. v.), standard silver, Grág.; gang-S. (q. v.), current silver; brennt S., burnt, purified silver, K. Þ. K. 172; skírt S., pure silver, Fb. ii. 300, MS. 732. 16; and blá-S. (q. v.), blue, i. e. bad silver (blá-silfr had only the third part value of skírt silfr, 732. 16); bleikt S., Grág. ii. 192; grá-S., grey silver, brass; hence the phrase, bera sem gull af grá-silfri, to surpass as gold does grey silver, Gkv. 2. 2; so also in the saying, elda grátt silfr, Eb. 290, Fb. i. 522 (see elda): of coined silver, þá var mönnum gefinn máli, þat silfr var kallat Haralds-slátta, þat var meiri hluti koparr, FmS. vi. 243.
- silfr
- II. as a nickname, silfri, silfra, Vd., Vápn. 12; whence Silfra-staðir, Silfr-toppr (or Silfrin-toppr), ‘Silver-forelock,’ Silver-top, the name of a mythical horse, Gm.
- silfr
- B. Used in compds to denote a thing made of silver; silfr-ampli, -ausa, -bolli, -buðkr, -diskr, -kalkr (-kaleikr), -ker, -munnlaug, -skál …, a jug, scoop, bowl, box, plate, chalice, vessel, basin …, of silver, Dipl. v. 18, Hkr. i. 50, ii. 221, FmS. iii. 177, 194, Vm. 56, 63, 95, JS. 78; silfr-spánn, a silver spoon, BS. i. 874, Vm. 58, 109, Dipl, iii. 4; silfr-baugr, a silver ring, Glúm. 388; silfr-belti, a silver belt, Ld. 284, Nj. 24, Vm. 129; silfr-borð, a desk of silver, FaS. iii. 670; silfr-stíll, a silver pencil, D. n. iv. 233; silfr-flyngja, a silver clasp, Vm. 34; silfr-spöng, a silver clasp, B. K. 83; silfr-búnaðr, silver ornaments, Pm. 90; silfr-sylgja, a silver brooch, BS.; silfr-festr, a silver chain. FaS. iii. 273, Vm. 109; silfr-þráðr, silver-wire, Dipl. iii. 4; silfr-hadda, a silver handle, FmS. vi. 184; silfr-hólkr, a silver knob to a stick, Ó. H.; silfr-horn, a drinking-horn of silver, FaS. i. 90; silfr-hringr, a silver ring, FmS. iv. 76, Ld. 274; silfr-rós, a silver rosary (?), Vm. 58, 109, Dipl. v. 18, BS. i. 874; silfr-kross, a silver cross, Vm. 2; silfr-lok, a silver lid, 58; silfr-skeið, a silver spoon, D. n. ii. 627; silfr-men, a silver necklace, Nj. 256; silfr-penningr, a silver penny, FmS. i. 1, Stj., Rb. 508; silfr-vápn, a silver weapon, FaS. ii. 178; silfr-hella, a plate of silver, D. n.; silfr-beisl, a silver bit, Flóv. 26.
- silfr
- II. silfr-skrín, -hirzla, -kista, -kistill, a shrine, chest, box for keeping silver, Jm. 10, Am. 90, Karl. 13, Eg. 766.
- silfr
- C. PROPER COMPDS: silfrberg, silfrbúinn, silfrdrjúgr, silfreyrir, silfrfátt, silfrgangr, silfrhvítr, silfrlagðr, silfrligr, silfrmerktr, silfrmetinn, silfrofinn, silfrrekinn, silfrslátta, silfrsmiðr, silfrsmíð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛚᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- provinc.
- provincial.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
- Vd.
- Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Jm.
- Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)