Skafa
Old Norse Dictionary - skafa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skafa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skafa can mean:skafa
- skafa
- skef, skóf, skófu, skœfi, skafinn; [Ulf. skaban = κείρειν, 1 CoR. xi. 6; A. S. scafan; Engl. shave; Germ. skaben; Dan. skabe and skrabe with inserted r, cp. Engl. scrape; Swed. skafva]:—to scrape with a blunt instrument (for raka, q. v., is to shave); ef maðr höggr skýli-högg á viði eðr skefr svá at spell sé at, Grág. ii. 296 (of barking trees); mánadag, þá lofar biskup at skafa fyrir naut sín, n. G. l. i. 141 (see skaf): the saying, þat hefir eik er af annarri skefr, Hbl.; þykki mér þat ráð at hér hafi eik þat er af annarri skefr, Grett. 53 new Ed.; þá skefr hann ofan af skæðum sín, he scraped the hair off the skin, Skíða R.; telgdi hann af rúnarnar ok skóf þat í eld niðr, Eg. 567, BS. ii. 153.
- skafa
- 2. to shave, plane; hann skefr (planes) spjót-skepti, FaS. i. 284; hann telgir, skefr ok skapar, Rétt. 2. 10; var þá kistan spánósa svá sem ný-skafin væri, Ó. H. 229:—skafa af, to scratch off; áðr Hróarr skóf af, Landn. 247; nöfn ykkur eru skafin af lífs-bók, 623. 22, H. E. i. 465; allar (the Runes) vóru af skafnar þær er vóru á ristnar, Sdm. 18: so in the phrase, hann skefr ekki af manni, to be a blunt man, cp. Dan. uhövlet; þú ert höfðingi mikill, ok skefr lítt af manni, Nj. 223; skafa at fastliga, to shave to the quick, to press close, FmS. xi. 94, 443; eyrsilfr drukkit gefr bana, þvíat í hvern lim er þat renn, þá skefr þat innan, PR. 474: of hair, to shave; skafa sveinar klif knúnu, to shave the head, Skálda (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- R.
- Rimur.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)