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.
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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.
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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.)
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