Til-efni

Old Norse Dictionary - til-efni

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-efni"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

til-efni
n. business, affairs, deserts; hann vissi t. sín, understood his own affairs, own deserts, Fms. vii. 61: a cause, reason.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛚ-ᛁᚠᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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